CVE 8.8 HIGH

Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk < 6.79 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment Shortcode Bypass_CVE-2026-8071

8.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection WordPress plugin before 6.79 does not properly sanitize content within a custom shortcode used in its email-encoding feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into approved comments that will execute when any user (including administrators) views the post.

AI Analysis

Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment Shortcode Bypass in Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection WordPress plugin before 6.79

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-8071
Source WPScan
Published Jun 10, 2026 at 06:00
Modified Jun 10, 2026 at 10:41

Affected Product

Vendor Unknown
Product Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection
Affected Versions Unknown Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection 0

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.8 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor CleanTalk
Product Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection
Version < 6.79

References

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