SELECT 
  p.product_id, 
  ifnull(
    count(dp.post_id), 
    0
  ) as discussion_amount_posts 
FROM 
  cscart_discussion 
  INNER JOIN cscart_products as p ON (
    cscart_discussion.object_id = p.product_id
  ) 
  INNER JOIN cscart_discussion_posts as dp ON (
    cscart_discussion.thread_id = dp.thread_id 
    AND cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'
  ) 
WHERE 
  dp.status = 'A' 
  and p.product_id in (
    4487, 4731, 4754, 4772, 4756, 4476, 4477, 
    4554, 4556, 4558, 4621, 4773, 4703, 
    4623, 4624, 18036, 4757, 4702, 4560, 
    4478, 4774, 4494, 4493, 18037
  ) 
GROUP BY 
  p.product_id

Query time 0.00054

JSON explain

{
  "query_block": {
    "select_id": 1,
    "filesort": {
      "sort_key": "p.product_id",
      "temporary_table": {
        "table": {
          "table_name": "dp",
          "access_type": "ALL",
          "possible_keys": ["thread_id", "thread_id_2"],
          "rows": 3,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "dp.`status` = 'A'"
        },
        "table": {
          "table_name": "cscart_discussion",
          "access_type": "eq_ref",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY", "object_id"],
          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["thread_id"],
          "ref": ["admin_test.dp.thread_id"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "cscart_discussion.object_type = 'P'"
        },
        "table": {
          "table_name": "p",
          "access_type": "eq_ref",
          "possible_keys": ["PRIMARY"],
          "key": "PRIMARY",
          "key_length": "3",
          "used_key_parts": ["product_id"],
          "ref": ["admin_test.cscart_discussion.object_id"],
          "rows": 1,
          "filtered": 100,
          "attached_condition": "p.product_id in (4487,4731,4754,4772,4756,4476,4477,4554,4556,4558,4621,4773,4703,4623,4624,18036,4757,4702,4560,4478,4774,4494,4493,18037)",
          "using_index": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}