PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Comments Plus safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Comments Plus WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
comments-plus - Requires PHP: 7.4+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
- Disable Comments & Delete All Comments [comments-plus] < 1.3.1 [CVE-2026-42749, WordPress Disable Comments for Any Post Types (Remove comments) Plugin <= 1.3.0 is vulnerable to a high priority Broken Authentication, Disable Comments & Delete All Comments <= 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization, Disable Comments & Delete All Comments <= 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization]
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] — 1000000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments — 20000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- AnyComment — 5000+ active installs — max PHP <8.0
- Bulk Delete Comments — 5000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing — 2000+ active installs
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