CVE-2026-9730 json
Remove NoFollow Commenter URL <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
published 2026-06-02 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-22 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-33896
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Remove NoFollow Commenter URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gmz_comment_settings_save function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's comment-display setting via a forged request via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- jamesmuga Remove NoFollow Commenter URL
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47e170f-f51e-400a-97f3-4da034c193a9?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php#L24
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php#L32
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php#L42
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-9730
- NVD CVE-2026-9730
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