CVE-2026-91831

Subscribe to Comments 2.3 - 2.3.2 - Author+ Email Header Injection via From Name Setting

Published Oct 19, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.8 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Subscribe to Comments WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not sanitise newline characters from a notification sender-name setting before using it in e-mail headers, allowing users with Author-level access and above to inject arbitrary e-mail headers, such as a hidden Bcc, and to spoof the sender.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions subscribe To Comments
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions subscribe To Comments
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Weaknesses CWE-113
CWE-20
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Weaknesses CWE-93
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-113
CWE-20
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Subscribe to Comments WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not sanitise newline characters from a notification sender-name setting before using it in e-mail headers, allowing users with Author-level access and above to inject arbitrary e-mail headers, such as a hidden Bcc, and to spoof the sender.
Title Subscribe to Comments 2.3 - 2.3.2 - Author+ Email Header Injection via From Name Setting
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 19, 2026, 9:31 AM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2026, 8:14 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 19, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 9:02 PM