PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
akismet - Requires PHP: 7.2+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection [akismet] < 3.1.5 [CVE-2015-9357, Akismet 2.5.0-3.1.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Akismet <= 3.1.4 - Cross-Site Scripting]
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection [akismet] < 2.0.2 [CVE-2007-2714, WordPress Akismet Plugin <= 2.0.1 - Unspecified vulnerability, Akismet Spam Protection < 2.0.2 - Cross-Site Scripting]
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection [akismet] < 3.1.5 [WordPress Akismet Plugin <= 3.1.4 - Cross Site Scripting]
- Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection [akismet] < 1.1 [WordPress Akismet Plugin - Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities]
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Antispam Bee — 700000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam — 400000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- CF7 Apps – Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, and Addons for Contact Form 7 — 300000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- CleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection — 200000+ active installs
- CloudSecure WP Security — 100000+ active installs
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