Subscribe to Comments

Subscribe to Comments has 7 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, reported between 2006 and 2026; 6 are fixed and 1 remains unpatched as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.8, and the most serious one scores 7.2 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 0 critical and 1 high. 2026 was the busiest year with 4 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 4 of the records (57%). Other recurring categories include Exposure Of Sensitive Information To An Unauthorized Actor, Improper Input Validation.

6 of the records (86%) have a vendor fix, while 1 remain unpatched. The oldest unresolved one dates back to 2026.

4 independent researchers contributed these findings, most of them (3) reported by Het Kalariya. Subscribe to Comments is installed on roughly 10,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.8/ 10
Patch Coverage86%
Open

1

Fixed

6

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Most severe open issueCVSS 5.4CVE-2026-66706

Subscribe to Comments <= 2.3.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

7 records
Plugin Profile
Latestv2.3.3

Subscribe to Comments

Mark Jaquith

Author

Mark Jaquith

3.9(14)
78/100
Last Updated
2026-10-06 (21d ago)
Active Installs
10,000+
Downloads
589,651
Requires WP
6.2+
Requires PHP
7.4+
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3
Created
2005-06-09 (22y ago)

Subscribe to Comments is a robust plugin that enables commenters to sign up for e-mail notification of subsequent entries. The plugin includes a full-featured subscription manager that your commenters can use to unsubscribe to certain posts, block all notifications, or even change their notification e-mail address!

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