WordPress plugin vulnerabilities
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection vulnerabilities
Known security issues in the Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.
- Plugin slug
- akismet
- Latest version
- 5.7.2
- Active installs
- 5,000,000+
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Data updated
- 2026-10-16 19:04 UTC
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Fixed in version 3.1.5 (2)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akismet 2.5.0-3.1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2015-9357 · Source | Medium | 6.1 | < 3.1.5 | 2015-10-13 |
| WordPress Akismet Plugin <= 3.1.4 - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source | Not rated | - | < 3.1.5 | 2015-10-13 |
Fixed in version 2.0.2 (1)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress Akismet Plugin <= 2.0.1 - Unspecified vulnerability CVE-2007-2714 · Source | Low | 0.0 | < 2.0.2 | 2007-05-14 |
Fixed in version 1.1 (1)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress Akismet Plugin - Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source | Not rated | - | < 1.1 | 2012-10-01 |
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