CVE-2015-9357
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
6.1 MediumPublic exploit
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
0.97%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
CVE-2015-9357- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
CVE-2015-9357- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-9197 No score
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
EUVD-2015-9197- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x2jf-38f9-2vqc
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
The akismet plugin before 3.1.5 for WordPress has XSS.
- Record
GHSA-x2jf-38f9-2vqc- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | saretawa/CVE-2015-9357-POC | 2026-07-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-9357 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Automattic Akismet, published August 28, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.