CVE-2022-28221

CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS

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Published Apr 19, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The CleanTalk AntiSpam plugin <= 5.173 for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the $_REQUEST['page'] parameter in`/lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/FindSpam/ListTable/Comments.php`

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

CleanTalk

CleanTalk AntiSpam

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.173`	affected	≤ 5.173

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cleantalk:antispam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-32674	The CleanTalk AntiSpam plugin <= 5.173 for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the $_REQUEST['page'] parameter in`/lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/FindSpam/ListTable/Comments.php`

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.396% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/03/reflected-xss-in-spam-protection-antispam-firewall-by-cleantalk/

History

Feb 7, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Cleantalk Antispam

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 7, 2025, 8:48 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: Apr 19, 2022, 8:26 PM
Updated: Feb 7, 2025, 8:48 PM
Reserved: Mar 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:48 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:48 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 19, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:38 AM

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