# CVE-2022-28222: CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the CleanTalk AntiSpam WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 7 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cq7c-g6cg-x8m6

## What is CVE-2022-28222?

CVE-2022-28222 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CleanTalk AntiSpam, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The CleanTalk AntiSpam plugin <= 5.173 for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the $_REQUEST['page'] parameter in`/lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/FindSpam/ListTable/Users.php`

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28222?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cleantalk Antispam.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28222?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28222 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28222 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CleanTalk AntiSpam

- [CVE-2022-28221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28221/): CleanTalk AntiSpam <= 5.173 Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28222 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28222 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in CleanTalk AntiSpam, published on 19 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28222 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CleanTalk AntiSpam. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28222/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28222/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28222
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28222
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28222

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28222/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.