The DX Unanswered Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.7. This is due to missing nonce validation on the plugin's settings form in the dxuc-unanswered-comments-admin-page.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings (dxuc_authors_list and dxuc_comment_count) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Description The DX Unanswered Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.7. This is due to missing nonce validation on the plugin's settings form in the dxuc-unanswered-comments-admin-page.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings (dxuc_authors_list and dxuc_comment_count) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title DX Unanswered Comments <= 1.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Settings Update
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-04-22T07:45:42.794Z

Updated: 2026-04-22T14:17:42.821Z

Reserved: 2026-03-13T15:27:34.203Z

Link: CVE-2026-4138

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T14:17:30.999Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-04-22T09:16:24.547

Modified: 2026-04-22T20:22:50.570

Link: CVE-2026-4138

cve-icon Redhat

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