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CVE-2024-2404: The Better Comments WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow low privilege users such as Subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting at

medium Affects better-comments (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Better Comments WordPress plugin before 1.5.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow low privilege users such as Subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting at

Package
better-comments (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.5.6
Fixed in
1.5.6
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (34.2th percentile)
Published
2024-04-24
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordbetter-comments (WordPress plugin) advisories

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