Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A03:2021 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V5 - Validation, Sanitization and Encoding Input validation, output encoding, parameterized queries
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| Impact | CVSS score of 3.7 (LOW). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 13, 2026
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an email header injection vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate mail recipients by injecting malicious data into the comment_author_email cookie.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply it as soon as possible and verify the fix.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Input Validation (CWE-20).
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
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2DescriptionCVE.org
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains an email header injection vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate mail recipients by injecting malicious data into the comment_author_email cookie. Attackers can craft a malicious cookie value that, when processed through urldecode() and passed to wp_mail() functions, enables header injection to alter email recipients or inject additional headers.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-22204 is a low-severity vulnerability in wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 involving input validation (CVSS 3.7). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation. A patch is available and can be applied during standard maintenance windows.
Apply vendor patch during routine maintenance. Standard input validation mitigations apply if patching is delayed.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.
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EUVD-2026-11749
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