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CVE-2025-8483

MEDIUM 6.3 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 25, 2025
Last modified
October 8, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-94
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

The The Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.5. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

Affected WordPress components

  • Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin Plugin · wp-discussion-board
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 2.5.5
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A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • marketingfire Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin — Up to and including 2.5.5

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3382300%40wp-discussion-board&new=3382300%40wp-discussion-board&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a09659bc-e42b-4f08-a1a1-23e226be1be9?source=cve
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record