CVE-2022-28222: cleantalk antispam Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 19-04-2022Last modified 07-02-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-28222 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in cleantalk antispam. EPSS estimates a 2.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 5.174.1.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
2.93%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Timeline
- 19-04-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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`
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.93% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score2.93%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wordfence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cleantalk2 products
- antispam≤ 5.173
- cleantalk antispam5.173
Wordpress1 product
- cleantalk-spam-protect≤ 5.173 (fixed in 5.174.1)
2 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/03/reflected-xss-in-spam-protection-antispam-firewall-by-cleantalk/X Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory