CVE-2025-13820
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CVE-2025-13820 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Timeline
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- Status
- Deferred
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