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CVE-2022-0279: AnyComment < 0.2.18 - Comment Rating Increase/Decrease via Race Condition

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.1 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: 2022-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-362

Description

The AnyComment WordPress plugin before 0.2.18 is affected by a race condition when liking/disliking a comment/reply, which could allow any authenticated user to quickly raise their rating or lower the rating of other users

Affected products

• AnyComment: before 0.2.18 — fixed in 0.2.18

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: AnyComment 0.2.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/43a4b2d3-1bd5-490c-982c-bb7120595865
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/43a4b2d3-1bd5-490c-982c-bb7120595865

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