Known vulnerabilities in Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing

Allow your users to edit their comments for a period of time. Adjust the comment timer and save some admin headaches.

2Reported vulnerabilities

5.5Highest CVSS score

3.3.0Latest version

2,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Comment Edit Core – Simple Comment Editing to 3.2.0 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: March 8, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2025-24703	Medium 5.5	0.3%	3.0.33 and earlier	`3.1.0`	January 24, 2025
CVE-2025-12681	Medium 5.3	0.3%	0 to 3.1.0 (inclusive)	`3.2.0`	November 13, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.