CVE-2026-42749 WordPress Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments) plugin <= 1.3.0 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authentication via an alternate path to exploit password recovery, potentially taking over user accounts in the Disable Comments plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-42749?
CVE-2026-42749 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Themeisle Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments), published on 27 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42749?
How do I fix CVE-2026-42749?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42749 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-42749 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42749 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x6f-959m-mvmq.