Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain subscriber account on target site
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ExploitCall plugin delete-all-comments action
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ExecutionMissing authorization check not enforced
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ImpactAll site comments permanently deleted
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires a valid authenticated account at subscriber level or higher on a WordPress site running the Delete All Comments of wordpress plugin version 7.1 or earlier; the plugin's bulk comment-deletion function omits the capability/authorization check (CWE-862). Exploitation is limited by the need for an account - realistic only where self-registration is enabled or credentials are otherwise obtainable. No user interaction, no admin privileges, and no non-default configuration are needed beyond the plugin being installed and active. Impact is confined to deletion of comment data (availability); confidentiality and site integrity are not affected. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, not critical, priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 6.5) indicates a network-reachable flaw that is easy to execute but requires low-level authentication (PR:L - a subscriber account), with no confidentiality or integrity loss and only availability impact (destruction of comment data). The CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) classification aligns with the 'Subscriber Broken Access Control' description: a low-privileged user can invoke a privileged delete function. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' and there is no evidence of active or automated exploitation. The signals are internally consistent - the main caveat is that the 'Authentication Bypass' tag overstates the issue; this is an authorization (access control) failure requiring a valid subscriber session, not an unauthenticated bypass, consistent with PR:L. Net: a genuine data-destruction bug worth patching on affected sites that allow user registration, but low urgency given the authentication requirement, niche plugin footprint, and absence of exploitation signals. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or obtains a low-privilege subscriber account on a WordPress site running the Delete All Comments of wordpress plugin (<= 7.1), then sends a crafted authenticated request to the plugin's bulk comment-deletion function, which lacks a capability check. All comments across the site are deleted, causing loss of community content and discussion history. No public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026
Broken access control in the Delete All Comments WordPress plugin through version 7.1 allows any authenticated subscriber-level account to invoke bulk comment-deletion functionality without the required capability check, causing high availability impact to comment data on affected sites. The assessed CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H confirms remote, low-privilege exploitation with no user interaction, while confidentiality and integrity are unaffected; this is a moderate, not critical, priority. No CISA KEV confirmation and no public exploit identified at time of analysis are present in the supplied intelligence, and exploitation is realistic mainly where self-registration or obtainable subscriber credentials exist.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, and no exact fixed version is provided in the supplied data; consult the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/delete-all-comments-of-website/vulnerability/wordpress-delete-all-comments-of-wordpress-plugin-7-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for updated fixed-version guidance. The most effective immediate action is to deactivate and remove the Delete All Comments of WordPress plugin if its bulk comment-deletion feature is not essential, which eliminates the vulnerable endpoint but removes bulk comment management. If the plugin must remain active, disable public self-registration in WordPress settings or restrict subscriber account creation so untrusted users cannot obtain the required PR:L account; this can block legitimate signups. Additionally, use a WAF or reverse proxy rule to block or require higher-privilege authorization for requests to the plugin's bulk delete action in admin-ajax.php or REST routes, deriving exact route names from plugin source; this may break intended plugin functionality for authorized users. Audit and remove unnecessary subscriber accounts and monitor for unexpected mass comment deletion as a compensating detection control.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue affects the WordPress plugin Delete All Comments of WordPress, identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:royalnavneet:delete_all_comments_of_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and reported by Patchstack under EUVD-2026-93085. It is a CWE-862 Missing Authorization flaw: the plugin's bulk comment-deletion action fails to enforce WordPress's capability checks, so a subscriber-level authenticated user can perform an action normally reserved for higher-privileged roles. The source tags label this as Authentication Bypass, but the authoritative assessment frames it as broken access control after authentication, with the CVSS vector PR:L indicating low privileges are required and no admin rights, user interaction, or non-default configuration beyond an active vulnerable plugin are needed. Impact is confined to deletion of comment data (availability); confidentiality and site integrity are not affected.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Network-reachable action with low complexity; PR:L because a subscriber account is required; only comment data is destroyed, so C:N/I:N and A:H with scope unchanged.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Subscriber Broken Access Control in Delete All Comments of wordpress <= 7.1 versions.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-93085
GHSA-rghv-qgm9-69c2
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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