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Akismet vulnerabilities

2 tracked advisories · slug akismet

Important: Akismet appearing in this catalog does not mean your website is affected. Exposure depends on your installed version. How SiteRespond intelligence works

Tracked advisories

2

Latest advisory

13 October 2015

CISA KEV matches

0

In this WordPress feed

WordPress slug

akismet

Plugin

What this means for Akismet

This catalog lists 2 known advisories affecting Akismet. The most recent was published on 13 October 2015. If you use this software, compare your installed version against the affected ranges on each advisory and update to a fixed release outside those ranges. SiteRespond Defence checks your actual installed version when the plugin is connected — listing here does not by itself mean your site is vulnerable.

Latest issues

  • Akismet <= 3.1.4 - Cross-Site Scripting

    May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.

    Published 13 October 2015

  • Akismet Spam Protection < 2.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting

    May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.

    Published 14 May 2007

Vulnerability types

  • Cross-site scripting2

Authentication (inferred from titles)

  • Unauthenticated0
  • Authenticated0
  • Unspecified2

Advisory history

Known Akismet advisories published by month.

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Check whether your installed version is affected

SiteRespond Defence matches your installed Akismet version against this catalog when the Defence plugin is connected to your WordPress site.