PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Disable Comments safe?
Disable comments site-wide or by post type, delete existing comments in bulk, and block comment spam via REST API and XML-RPC. Multisite ready.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
disable-comments - Author: WPDeveloper
- 1000000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (280 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 35194557 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2011-05-27
commentsdelete commentsdisable commentsremove commentsstop spam
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.8.0
- Last updated: 2026-09-01 9:35am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4
- Requires PHP: 7.0+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Disable Comments. Reported between 2014 and 2014.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-2550 | Disable Comments – Remove Comments & Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] [disable-comments] < 1.0.4 | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) | High 8.8 | < 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 | 2014-08-01 | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Disable Comments updated — 2.8.0 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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