# Discussion Board – WordPress Forum Plugin

> 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.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `wp-discussion-board`
- Author: Marketing Fire
- Version: 2.6.1
- Active installs: 1,000+
- Last update: 2026-10-23 (21 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.6, PHP 7.4
- Tags: community, discussion board, forum plugin, Support forum, wordpress forum
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-discussion-board/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 21 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit, Focused ↔ All-in-one (personality).

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-10-31 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via User Profile Website (user_url) Field (up to 2.6.0). CVE-2026-107765, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5dbb177e-3cf8-48fe-9660-999c177cbeb5?source=api-prod
- 2026-10-26 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 2.6.0). CVE-2026-115958, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2eed24e-2ec7-4b0c-8add-276d77064179?source=api-prod
- 2025-12-28 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 2.5.7). CVE-2025-69023, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5064d52b-0f3a-41f1-9e22-9ca5f9d6fb3a?source=api-prod
- 2025-10-24 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (up to 2.5.5). CVE-2025-8483, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a09659bc-e42b-4f08-a1a1-23e226be1be9?source=api-prod
- 2023-07-26 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Subscriber+) Content Injection (up to 2.4.8). CVE-2023-39161, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2e9d7776-aa96-47c8-9e31-5484ab65bc66?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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