CVE-2024-6704: The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.21. This is due to a lack of filtering of HTML tags in comments. This makes it po

medium Affects wpdiscuz (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-08-02; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Comments – wpDiscuz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in all versions up to, and including, 7.6.21. This is due to a lack of filtering of HTML tags in comments. This makes it po

Package: wpdiscuz (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.6.22
Fixed in: 7.6.22
Severity: medium CVSS 5.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.4th percentile)
Published: 2024-08-02
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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