CVE-2026-1647
Comment Genius <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Comment Genius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | basiliskan |
| Product | comment genius |
| Published | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
basiliskan / Comment Genius
0 ≤ 1.2.5
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a922c2ad-77ec-4fa8-b997-fa7e85d96590?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/comment-genius/ plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comment-genius/trunk/cgm-options.php#L78 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/comment-genius/tags/1.2.5/cgm-options.php#L78
Credits
Abdulsamad Yusuf