CVE detail
CVE-2026-22216
wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a missing rate limiting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to subscribe arbitrary email addresses to post notifications by sending POST requests to the wpdAddSubscription handler in class.WpdiscuzHelperAjax.php. Attackers can exploit LIKE wildcard characters in the subscription query to match multiple email addresses and generate unwanted notification emails to victim accounts.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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- within the 30d window
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Evidence
Source links by recency
3 source links · newest first
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-no-rate-limiting-on-subscription-endpoints-with-like-wildcard-bypasswww.vulncheck.com
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Exploitwww.vulncheck.comMar 13, 2026, 7:54 PM - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developerswordpress.org
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Release Noteswordpress.orgMar 13, 2026, 7:54 PM - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/wordpress.org
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Release Noteswordpress.orgMar 13, 2026, 7:54 PM
Exploit code
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