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CVE-2022-1663: Stop Spam Comments <= 0.2.1.2 - Access Token Bypass

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Stop Spam Comments WordPress plugin through 0.2.1.2 does not properly generate the Javascript access token for preventing abuse of comment section, allowing threat authors to easily collect the value and add it to the request.

Affected products

• Stop Spam Comments: through 0.2.1.2

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30820be1-e96a-4ff6-b1ec-efda14069e70
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30820be1-e96a-4ff6-b1ec-efda14069e70

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