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CVE-2026-42749 (GCVE-0-2026-42749)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-27 09:49 – Updated: 2026-05-27 10:50
VLAI
Title
WordPress Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments) plugin <= 1.3.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Summary
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Themeisle Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments) comments-plus allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments): from n/a through <= 1.3.0.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-27 10:43 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Themeisle Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments) Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.3.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-05-27 11:08
Credits
dodoh4t | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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