CVE-2024-8792

MEDIUM 6.1

Subscribe to Comments <= 2.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS Score

6.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Subscribe to Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	markjaquith
Product	subscribe to comments
Published	Oct 30, 2024
Last Updated	Apr 8, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

markjaquith / Subscribe to Comments

0 ≤ 2.3

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a7566ac1-9ae2-44d2-8ad1-029957870992?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/subscribe-to-comments/trunk/subscribe-to-comments.php#L1470 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3177660%40subscribe-to-comments%2Ftrunk&old=1198281%40subscribe-to-comments%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Credits

vgo0