What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Audio Comments Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'audio-comments/audior-settings.php' page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Audio Comments Plugin for WordPress versions 1.0.4 and earlier is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF). An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the WordPress site.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Perform unwanted actions on the site (such as modifying settings or creating content) on behalf of a logged-in administrator.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An attacker can trick your administrators into unknowingly changing plugin settings or performing other actions via a crafted link or webpage.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
A logged-in site administrator must visit a malicious webpage controlled by the attacker.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 17, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
