Description
The Ajaxify Comments WordPress plugin before 3.2 is vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied data. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Ajaxify Comments WordPress plugin, versions prior to 3.2, accepts user-supplied data without proper sanitization or escaping, allowing attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers into responses. This weakness can alter the behavior of the web server or client by modifying headers such as Set-Cookie, Location, or others, potentially facilitating further attacks such as phishing, redirect manipulation, or session hijacking. The vulnerability is exploitable by unauthenticated users, as any visitor can send crafted HTTP requests containing malicious header payloads.

Affected Systems

This vulnerability affects the Ajaxify Comments plugin for WordPress in all releases older than version 3.2. The exact CPE identifiers are not listed, but the vendor/product name is "Ajaxify Comments" and the critical version threshold is 3.2. Systems running the plugin without applying the 3.2 or newer release are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.4 indicates a medium severity impact. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no known large‑scale exploitation activity. Attackers can inject headers remotely without authentication by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the affected WordPress site. Although no public exploit has been documented, the lack of input filtering makes the vulnerability straightforward to leverage for modifying response headers.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 3, 2026 at 12:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Ajaxify Comments to version 3.2 or later, which removes the header injection flaw.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, disable or remove the plugin to eliminate the attack surface.
  • Apply a web application firewall or server configuration that blocks or sanitizes unexpected HTTP header values to mitigate the risk of injection if the plugin remains installed.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 3, 2026 at 12:59 UTC.

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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Ajaxify Comments WordPress plugin before 3.2 is vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied data. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers.
Title Ajaxify Comments < 3.2 - Unauthenticated HTTP Header Injection
Weaknesses CWE-113
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T14:57:35.380Z

Reserved: 2026-02-19T15:54:12.930Z

Link: CVE-2026-2811

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T14:42:50.790Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-02T15:17:38.270

Modified: 2026-09-03T17:50:37.690

Link: CVE-2026-2811

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-03T13:00:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-113

    Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('HTTP Request/Response Splitting')