CVE-2026-8071

HIGH EPSS 21.3%

Published Jun 10, 20263w ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

8.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Jun 10, 2026 3w ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.8

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

21.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

References 1

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d4635b5-2d79-4337-a1ad-6b8d02cfd64b/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.