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TI-2022-11008 Aliases CVE-2022-28222GHSA-cq7c-g6cg-x8m6

CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS

Priority LOW 33CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

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/Users.php`

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02931 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
cleantalkCleanTalk AntiSpam5.173 – 5.173—No fix listedCNA
  • CleanTalk AntiSpam Vendorcleantalk Affected 5.173 – 5.173 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cleantalk:antispam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 5.173Vulnerablecleantalk
  • cpe:2.3:a:cleantalk:antispam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 5.173 Vulnerable ·cleantalk

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-28222
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq7c-g6cg-x8m6

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-11007 CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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