CVE-2021-24806 wpDiscuz < 7.3.4 - Arbitrary Comment Addition/Edition/Deletion via CSRF
Attackers can trick logged-in users into adding, editing, or deleting arbitrary comments via CSRF, compromising comment integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-24806?
CVE-2021-24806 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Comments – wpDiscuz, published on 8 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The wpDiscuz WordPress plugin before 7.3.4 does check for CSRF when adding, editing and deleting comments, which could allow attacker to make logged in users such as admin edit and delete arbitrary comment, or the user who made the comment to edit it via a CSRF attack. Attackers could also make logged in users post arbitrary comment.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24806?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gvectors Wpdiscuz.
How do I fix CVE-2021-24806?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24806 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-24806 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24806 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Comments – wpDiscuz
- CVE-2020-24186 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2024-9488 Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.6.24 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider
- CVE-2020-13640 SQL injection in n/a
- CVE-2026-22193 wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - SQL Injection in getAllSubscriptions()
- CVE-2026-22192 Voltronic Power SNMP Web Pro 1.1 Authentication Bypass via localStorage
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q4r2-83hh-f65v.