Description
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to subscribe arbitrary email addresses to post notifications by sending POST requests to the wpdAddSubscription handler in class.WpdiscuzHelperAjax.php. Attackers can exploit LIKE wildcard characters in the subscription query to match multiple email addresses and generate unwanted notification emails to victim accounts.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-799
Status
published
Products (3)
gVectors/wpDiscuz
< 7.6.47
gvectors/wpdiscuz
< 7.6.47
gVectors/wpDiscuz
7.6.47
Published
Mar 13, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 14, 2026