Cross-Site Request Forgery in Remove NoFollow Commenter URL Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-9730

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Remove Nofollow Commenter Url
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-9730?

The Remove NoFollow Commenter URL plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to inadequate nonce validation in the gmz_comment_settings_save function. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit it by tricking a site administrator into executing an unintended action, such as clicking a malicious link. By doing so, they can manipulate the plugin's comment-display settings, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the website.

Affected Version(s)

Remove NoFollow Commenter URL 0 <= 1.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollo...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollo...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

swat
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