wpDiscuz < 7.6.60 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Image URL Conversion
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Comments WordPress plugin before 7.6.60 does not properly escape a user-supplied URL before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing unauthenticated users to store a Cross-Site Scripting payload that executes in the browser of any user, including administrators, who views the affected content.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00275 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Comments (Unknown): 7.6.60
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Comments | before 7.6.60 | 7.6.60 | Patch available | CNA |
- Comments VendorUnknown Affected before 7.6.60 Fixed in 7.6.60 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Comments (Unknown) Fixed in 7.6.60
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15032
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3mq-vj7f-qxwx
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-15032 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15032 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3mq-vj7f-qxwx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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