CVE-2023-22716 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-22716: WordPress OOPSpam Anti-Spam Plugin <= 1.1.35 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Oopspam

Product OOPSpam Anti-Spam

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 23, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in OOPSpam OOPSpam Anti-Spam plugin <= 1.1.35 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

OOPSpam Anti-Spam versions up to 1.1.35 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. A high-privilege user must be tricked into visiting a crafted page for the attack to succeed.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in an admin's browser and steal data or modify site content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker with admin credentials can inject scripts that compromise other admins' sessions or modify site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin-level access to the site and the ability to trick an admin into visiting a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22716 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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