The Comment Genius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000

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Description The Comment Genius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title Comment Genius <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-03-21T03:26:58.292Z

Updated: 2026-03-23T16:36:24.233Z

Reserved: 2026-01-29T18:45:17.323Z

Link: CVE-2026-1647

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T16:36:20.279Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-21T04:16:54.113

Modified: 2026-03-23T14:32:02.800

Link: CVE-2026-1647

cve-icon Redhat

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