Is Discussion Board safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.6.1). As of 2026-11-04. 6 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.6.1 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Discussion Board on the latest version (2.6.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Discussion Board are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.6.0 and older, fixed in 2.6.1); Missing authorization check (2.6.0 and older, fixed in 2.6.1); Missing authorization check (2.5.7 and older, fixed in 2.5.8); Remote code execution (2.5.5 and older, fixed in 2.5.6); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.4.8 and older, fixed in 2.4.9). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Discussion Board?

2.6.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-23). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Discussion Board is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update wp-discussion-board). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · wp-discussion-board · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Discussion Board safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.6.1
Last updated: 2026-10-23
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 6
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+

Discussion Board is a simple, effective way to add a forum or discussion board to your site, helping you build and engage an active community. — by Marketing Fire

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.6.1). Anything older than 2.6.1 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get wp-discussion-board --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update wp-discussion-board updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

6 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.4 CVE-2026-107765 · published 2026-10-31

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Discussion Board (2.6.0 and older)

Affected: 2.6.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.6.1 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.6.0 via the user profile Website (user_url) field. This is due to insufficient output escaping in the ctdb_filter_comment_author_name() callback hooked to get_comment_author_link, which interpolates the raw user_url value into a single-quoted href attribute without esc_url() or esc_attr(). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a Discussion Board topic containing the attacker's reply.

NVD CVE-2026-107765 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-115957 · published 2026-10-28

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Discussion Board (2.6.0 and older)

Affected: 2.6.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.6.1
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Discussion Board WP Discussion Board wp-discussion-board allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.6.0.

NVD CVE-2026-115957 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-115958 · published 2026-10-26

Missing authorization check in Discussion Board (2.6.0 and older)

Affected: 2.6.0 and older
Fixed in: 2.6.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Discussion Board WP Discussion Board wp-discussion-board allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.6.0.

NVD CVE-2026-115958 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2025-69023 · published 2025-12-30

Missing authorization check in Discussion Board (2.5.7 and older)

Affected: 2.5.7 and older
Fixed in: 2.5.8
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Marketing Fire Discussion Board wp-discussion-board allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Discussion Board: from n/a through <= 2.5.7.

NVD CVE-2025-69023 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.3 CVE-2025-8483 · published 2025-10-25

Remote code execution in Discussion Board (2.5.5 and older)

Affected: 2.5.5 and older
Fixed in: 2.5.6 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

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.

NVD CVE-2025-8483 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-39161 · published 2024-06-04

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Discussion Board (2.4.8 and older)

Affected: 2.4.8 and older
Fixed in: 2.4.9
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in WP Discussion Board Discussion Board allows Content Spoofing, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).This issue affects Discussion Board: from n/a through 2.4.8.

NVD CVE-2023-39161 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-23 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.6.1).
2026-10-31 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-107765), fixed in 2.6.1.
2026-10-28 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-115957), fixed in 2.6.1.
2026-10-26 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-115958), fixed in 2.6.1.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Missing authorization (2) · Remote code execution (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/wp-discussion-board (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Discussion Board safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.6.1)

What to do

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Known vulnerabilities

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Discussion Board (2.6.0 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Discussion Board (2.6.0 and older)

Missing authorization check in Discussion Board (2.6.0 and older)

Missing authorization check in Discussion Board (2.5.7 and older)

Remote code execution in Discussion Board (2.5.5 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Discussion Board (2.4.8 and older)

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