CVE-2026-9730: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in jamesmuga Remove NoFollow Commenter URL
The Remove NoFollow Commenter URL WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.0 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the gmz_comment_settings_save function. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify the plugin's comment-display settings if a site administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-9730 describes a CSRF vulnerability in the Remove NoFollow Commenter URL plugin for WordPress. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gmz_comment_settings_save function, which handles saving comment-display settings. Because of this, an attacker can craft a forged request that, when executed by an authenticated administrator (e.g., via clicking a link), modifies plugin settings without proper authorization. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0 of the plugin. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor or advisory sources.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated administrator to unknowingly change the plugin's comment-display settings via a forged request. This results in an integrity impact on the plugin's configuration but does not affect confidentiality or availability. There is no indication of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible.
CVE-2026-9730: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in jamesmuga Remove NoFollow Commenter URL
Description
The Remove NoFollow Commenter URL WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.0 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the gmz_comment_settings_save function. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to modify the plugin's comment-display settings if a site administrator is tricked into clicking a malicious link. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4.3.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-9730 describes a CSRF vulnerability in the Remove NoFollow Commenter URL plugin for WordPress. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gmz_comment_settings_save function, which handles saving comment-display settings. Because of this, an attacker can craft a forged request that, when executed by an authenticated administrator (e.g., via clicking a link), modifies plugin settings without proper authorization. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0 of the plugin. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently provided by the vendor or advisory sources.
Potential Impact
An attacker can cause an authenticated administrator to unknowingly change the plugin's comment-display settings via a forged request. This results in an integrity impact on the plugin's configuration but does not affect confidentiality or availability. There is no indication of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, administrators should avoid clicking untrusted links while logged into WordPress with administrative privileges and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-27T17:23:07.398Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1e9564e29bf47b50adbf5f
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 08:33:40 UTC
Last enriched: 06/09/2026, 09:55:12 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 55
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