Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Comments Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-15032
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-15032?
The Comments plugin for WordPress, prior to version 7.6.60, fails to properly sanitize user-supplied URLs when outputting them within HTML attributes. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated users to inject malicious JavaScript payloads into the plugin's comments section. When any user, including administrators, views the affected content, the payload executes in their browser, potentially compromising sensitive information and allowing for further attacks on the website.
Affected Version(s)
Comments 0 < 7.6.60
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.