pipDisqus – Lightweight Disqus Comments

pipDisqus – Lightweight Disqus Comments has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.4, and the most serious one scores 4.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for pipDisqus – Lightweight Disqus Comments has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by Nabil Irawan. pipDisqus – Lightweight Disqus Comments is installed on roughly 200 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
4.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 4.4CVE-2025-28908

pipDisqus <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

1 records
Plugin Profile
Latestv1.7

pipDisqus – Lightweight Disqus Comments

pipdig

Author

pipdig

4.5(6)
90/100
Last Updated
2026-08-26 (17d ago)
Active Installs
200+
Downloads
18,402
Requires WP
4.2+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 7.1
Created
2016-06-18 (10y ago)

This plugin will remove any of the default WordPress comments features from your site, and replace this with Disqus. Please note: Disqus comments will not be automatically imported into your WordPress dashboard. Instead, you can continue to moderate your comments via your Disqus moderation page. This plugin will add a quick link to your Disqus moderation page in the WordPress Admin Bar. Reasons to use this plugin: Simplify your WordPress dashboard by removing the “Comments” admin menu. Easy setup: simply add the Disqus shortname in the settings and you’re all set. Comments are NOT imported to WordPress – save server resources and database size. Improved spam protection to keep junk out your site’s database. It has a silly name. This free plugin is brought to you by pipdig

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