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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-9488 · published 25 October 2024

CVE-2024-9488: Gvectors wpdiscuz authentication bypass via alternate path vulnerability

Gvectors · Wpdiscuz

The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.24. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.81% · top 44.8% CWE-288 · Authentication bypass via alternate path
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.81%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.24. This is due to insufficient verification on the user being returned by the social login token. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any existing user on the site, such as an administrator, if they have access to the email and the user does not have an already-existing account for the service returning the token.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdiscuz/trunk/forms/wpdFormAttr/Login/SocialLogin.php Product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3164486/ Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b71706a7-e101-4d50-a2da-1aeeaf07cf4b?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-9488), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.