CVE-2021-24806: wpDiscuz < 7.3.4 - Arbitrary Comment Addition/Edition/Deletion via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2021-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The wpDiscuz WordPress plugin before 7.3.4 does check for CSRF when adding, editing and deleting comments, which could allow attacker to make logged in users such as admin edit and delete arbitrary comment, or the user who made the comment to edit it via a CSRF attack. Attackers could also make logged in users post arbitrary comment.

Affected products

gVectors wpDiscuz: before 7.3.4 — fixed in 7.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gVectors wpDiscuz 7.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2746101e-e993-42b9-bd6f-dfd5544fa3fe
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2746101e-e993-42b9-bd6f-dfd5544fa3fe

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