The Comment Genius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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| Description | The Comment Genius plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2026-03-21T03:26:58.292Z
Updated: 2026-03-21T03:26:58.292Z
Reserved: 2026-01-29T18:45:17.323Z
Link: CVE-2026-1647
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-21T04:16:54.113
Modified: 2026-03-21T04:16:54.113
Link: CVE-2026-1647
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