Name: CVE-2026-8071: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-8071, CWE-79, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00091

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

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Cleantalk Spam Protect Plugin	—	Update cleantalk-spam-protect plugin to version 6.79, or a newer patched version	Jun 16, 2026	Jun 11, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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