CVE-2026-22203

wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an information disclosure vulnerability that allows administrators to inadvertently expose OAuth secrets by exporting plugin options as JSON. Attackers can obtain exported files containing plaintext API secrets like fbAppSecret, googleClientSecret, twitterAppSecret, and other social login credentials from support tickets, backups, or version control repositories.

CVSS v3 4.9 MEDIUM

4.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/	Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers	Product Release Notes
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-options-export-leaks-oauth-secrets-in-plaintext	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

17 Mar 2026, 20:23

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Gvectors Gvectors wpdiscuz
References	~~() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ -~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ - Product
References	~~() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers -~~	() https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers - Product, Release Notes
References	~~() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-options-export-leaks-oauth-secrets-in-plaintext -~~	() https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-options-export-leaks-oauth-secrets-in-plaintext - Third Party Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz::::::wordpress::*

13 Mar 2026, 19:54

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-13 19:54

Updated : 2026-03-17 20:23

NVD link : CVE-2026-22203

Mitre link : CVE-2026-22203

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-22203

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gvectors

wpdiscuz

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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