CVE-2026-4409 | Subscribe To Comments Reloaded <= 240119 - Improper Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Subscription Management

The Subscribe To Comments Reloaded plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a leaked secret key and usage of a weak hash generation algorithm in all versions up to, and including, 240119. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the global key from any public post page, forge authorization keys and manage comment subscription preferences for arbitrary users

Published: 2026-05-05 Last update: 2026-05-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-4409 is rated Low Risk (30.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-4409

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.23% +0.16%
2 2026-05-11 0.05% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2026-05-05 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-4409

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-4409

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-4409

GHSA-gwh7-h25p-fjxv · Severity: medium — The Subscribe To Comments Reloaded plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-4409

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-4409

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