Subscribe to Comments plugin leaks subscriber management keys
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- 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-200.
Summary
The Subscribe to Comments WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not sign or validate a cookie it trusts to identify a commenter, which exposes sensitive information (CWE-200). An unauthenticated remote attacker can forge that cookie to obtain a subscriber's management key and silently change that subscriber's subscriptions. An exploit link appears in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
The Subscribe to Comments WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not sign or validate a cookie it trusts to identify a commenter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to disclose a subscriber's management key and silently alter that subscriber's subscriptions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Subscribe to Comments | before 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Subscribe to Comments VendorUnknown Affected before 2.3.3 Fixed in 2.3.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update the Subscribe to Comments WordPress plugin to version 2.3.3, which fixes this flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Subscribe to Comments (Unknown) Fixed in 2.3.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91830
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-vg8j-9jxp-q7qm
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-91830 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91830 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vg8j-9jxp-q7qm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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