CVE-2023-22716

WordPress OOPSpam Anti-Spam Plugin <= 1.1.35 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

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Published Mar 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in OOPSpam OOPSpam Anti-Spam plugin <= 1.1.35 versions.

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

OOPSpam

OOPSpam Anti-Spam

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.1.35

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:oopspam:oopspam_anti-spam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 1.1.36 or a higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-26845	Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in OOPSpam OOPSpam Anti-Spam plugin <= 1.1.35 versions.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.392% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/oopspam-anti-spam/wordpress-oopspam-anti-spam-plugin-1-1-35-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Jan 10, 2025 8:15 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

Oopspam Oopspam Anti-spam

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Mar 23, 2023, 12:15 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Jan 6, 2023, 12:03 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:13 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:13 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 23, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:36 AM

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