CVE-2022-28221 (GCVE-0-2022-28221)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-19 20:26 – Updated: 2025-02-07 20:48Title
CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS
Summary
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`
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-07 20:48 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/03/reflected-… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CleanTalk | CleanTalk AntiSpam |
Affected:
5.173 , ≤ 5.173
(custom)
|
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4a57fb8a-efc9-48fb-a4fc-62167d88d1a8
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-30
Asserted: 2022-03-30
Scope
Notes: CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS | Affected: CleanTalk / CleanTalk AntiSpam | CVSS: 6.1 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.02396 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS |
| Cve Id | CVE-2022-28221 |
| Vendor | CleanTalk |
| Ghsa Id | GHSA-VRXH-FR4W-J852 |
| Product | CleanTalk AntiSpam |
| Added Date | 2022-03-30T06:11:19.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 6.1 |
| Epss Score | 0.02396 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | MEDIUM |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.83401 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2022-28221 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | True |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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