Comments – wpDiscuz <= 7.6.24 - Authentication Bypass via WordPress.com OAuth provider
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.24. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gVectors Team | Comments – wpDiscuz | up to 7.6.24 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Comments – wpDiscuz VendorgVectors Team Affected up to 7.6.24 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 7.6.25 | Vulnerable | gVectors Team |
- cpe:2.3:a:gvectors:wpdiscuz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 7.6.25 Vulnerable ·gVectors Team
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9x6-qcr3-mf95
References
More gVectors Team Wpdiscuz vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-14828 A Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 7.0 through… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-17809 Voltronic Power SNMP Web Pro 1.1 Path Traversal via upload.cgi CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2020-10702 A SQL injection issue in the gVectors wpDiscuz plugin 5.3.5 and earlier for WordPress… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17792 wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - Unauthenticated Email Notification Flood via wpdCheckNotificationType CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-17803 wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - SQL Injection in getAllSubscriptions() CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2023-24534 WordPress wpDiscuz plugin <= 7.6.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-9488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9x6-qcr3-mf95 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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