The Comments WordPress plugin before 7.6.40 does not properly validate user's identity when using the disqus.com provider, allowing an attacker to log in to any user (when knowing their email address) when such user does not have an account on disqus.com yet.
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| Description | The Comments WordPress plugin before 7.6.40 does not properly validate user's identity when using the disqus.com provider, allowing an attacker to log in to any user (when knowing their email address) when such user does not have an account on disqus.com yet. | |
| Title | Comments – wpDiscuz < 7.6.40 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: 2026-01-01T06:00:03.091Z
Updated: 2026-01-05T19:57:21.990Z
Reserved: 2025-12-01T10:12:16.300Z
Link: CVE-2025-13820
Updated: 2026-01-05T19:57:12.334Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-01-01T06:15:45.010
Modified: 2026-01-05T20:16:00.620
Link: CVE-2025-13820
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