CVE-2025-31026 WordPress Comment Validation Reloaded plugin <= 0.5 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject stored XSS payloads, allowing code execution and security bypass in WordPress sites using this 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-2025-31026?
CVE-2025-31026 is a high-severity vulnerability in Austin Comment Validation Reloaded, published on 9 Apr 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
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Austin Comment Validation Reloaded comment-validation-reloaded allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Comment Validation Reloaded: from n/a through <= 0.5.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31026?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31026?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31026 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-31026 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31026 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggmq-45q5-gq4m.