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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-8071 EUVD-2026-35986GHSA-jqmp-cmj4-fv28

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

Published Jun 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 10, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection < 6.79 6.79

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