8.8
High
CVE-2026-8071 The Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
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 and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection 6.79 | earliest → < 6.79 | 6.79 |