CVE-2023-7174 aBitGone CommentSafe <= 1.0.0 - Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can trick admins into installing stored XSS payloads via CSRF due to missing checks and sanitization in the CommentSafe plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-7174?
CVE-2023-7174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown aBitGone CommentSafe, published on 15 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The aBitGone CommentSafe WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not have CSRF check in some places, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow attackers to make logged in admin add Stored XSS payloads via a CSRF attack.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Abitgone Abitgone Commentsafe.
How do I fix CVE-2023-7174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-7174 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7174 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f2q-g84r-xq9f.