CVE-2026-22202 (GCVE-0-2026-22202)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-13 01:18 – Updated: 2026-03-13 16:08
VLAI
Title
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 - Destructive GET Action Deletes All Comments by Email
Summary
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to delete all comments associated with an email address by crafting a malicious GET request with a valid HMAC key. Attackers can embed the deletecomments action URL in image tags or other resources to trigger permanent deletion of comments without user confirmation or POST-based CSRF protection.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gVectors wpDiscuz Affected: 0 , < 7.6.47 (custom)
Unaffected: 7.6.47
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Date Public
2026-03-11 00:00
Credits
Scott Moore - VulnCheck
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