CVE-2025-13820

The Comments WordPress plugin before 7.6.40 does not properly validate user's identity when using the disqus.com provider, allowing an attacker to log in to any user (when knowing their email address) when such user does not have an account on disqus.com yet.

CVSS v3.1

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 17th percentile

Published

2026-01-01

Updated

2026-01-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/21bc9b41-a967-42dc-9916-bb993b05709c/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2025-1382
• CVE-2025-13874
• CVE-2025-13816
• CVE-2025-13875
• CVE-2025-13815
• CVE-2025-13876