CVE-2026-8902 AJAX Report Comments <= 2.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings via CSRF if an administrator clicks a malicious link, affecting AJAX Report Comments users.
- 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-2026-8902?
CVE-2026-8902 is a medium-severity vulnerability in tierrainnovation AJAX Report Comments, published on 9 Jun 2026. 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 AJAX Report Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the rc_options_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings including link text and markup, success/failure/already-reported messages, comment threshold, cookie duration, reporter-comment toggle, and notification email address, subject, and message body via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8902?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8902?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8902 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-8902 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8902 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxj9-493c-qxmg.