DX Unanswered Comments <= 1.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Settings Update

Summary

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.

Timeline

1. Apr 22, 2026, 7:45 AM UTCCVE published
2. Apr 22, 2026, 2:16 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Apr 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• nofearinc DX Unanswered Comments

  through 1.7

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