Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection
akismet · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
1 known vulnerabilities
1 exploitable without logging in · 1 with public exploit code · latest Aug 28, 2019
Listed on wordpress.org · latest 5.7.2 · last updated Aug 18, 2026 · 5M+ installs
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 4, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2015-9357unauthenticated · needs a click
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).