CVE-2025-13820 json
Comments – wpDiscuz < 7.6.40 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover
published 10mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-0001
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Comments WordPress plugin before 7.6.40 does not properly validate user's identity when using the disqus.com provider, allowing an attacker to log in to any user (when knowing their email address) when such user does not have an account on disqus.com yet.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Comments 7.6.40
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/21bc9b41-a967-42dc-9916-bb993b05709c/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Comments
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/21bc9b41-a967-42dc-9916-bb993b05709c/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-13820
- NVD CVE-2025-13820
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