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CVE-2015-9357: Akismet: Cross-site scripting

Akismet is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

PublishedAug 28, 2019
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Aug 28, 2019 CVE-2015-9357
Akismet: Cross-site scripting
Akismet is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
See mitigation notes
CVE6.1
NVD6.1
May 16, 2007 CVE-2007-2714
Akismet: A security weakness
Akismet is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
See mitigation notes
CVE10.0
NVD10.0