# CVE-2026-9730: WordPress Remove NoFollow Commenter URL CSRF in gmz_comment_settings_save

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-9730-wordpress-remove-nofollow-commenter-url-csrf-in-gmz-comment  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-06-02. Updated: 2026-06-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-9730 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-06-02

The Remove NoFollow Commenter URL plugin for WordPress, which manages how links in comments are handled for SEO purposes, is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized changes to its settings. By tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, an attacker can remotely modify the plugin's comment-display configuration. This could impact how the site handles external links and potentially affect the site's search engine optimization or comment moderation workflow.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-9730 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-9730 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-9730?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 2 June 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Remove NoFollow Commenter URL Up to, and including, 1.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-9730?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-9730 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-9730?** Check whether you run Remove NoFollow Commenter URL at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The Remove NoFollow Commenter URL plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the gmz_comment_settings_save function. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by inducing a site administrator to perform an action, such as clicking a crafted link, while authenticated to the WordPress dashboard. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to modify the plugin's comment-display settings. The vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 1.0. No patch has been confirmed in the provided advisory.

## Affected products

- WordPress Plugin Remove NoFollow Commenter URL Up to, and including, 1.0

## Timeline

- 2026-06-02: advisory: Initial disclosure by Wordfence and NVD

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-nofollow-commenter-link/tags/1.0/gmzxnofollow.php)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47e170f-f51e-400a-97f3-4da034c193a9?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c47e170f-f51e-400a-97f3-4da034c193a9?source=cve)