PT-2026-43658 · WordPress · Disable Comments For Any Post Types

Published 2026-05-27 · Updated 2026-05-27 · CVE-2026-42749

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments) versions prior to 1.3.1

Description An authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in the comments-plus component allows for password recovery exploitation.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 1.3.0.

Fix

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-42749

Affected Products

Disable Comments For Any Post Types

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42749 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2059728867221221537 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/55098 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/comments-plus/vulnerability/wordpress-disable-comments-for-any-post-types-remove-comments-plugin-1-3-0-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note