Vulnerability Report
Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2025-9888

Maspik <= 2.5.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

The Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.6. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the clear_log function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear all spam logs via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Quick Answer

CVE-2025-9888 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection. It affects Versions up to 2.5.6 and is fixed in 2.5.7.

Published
Sep 09, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 10, 2025
Slug
contact-forms-anti-spam
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 2.5.7, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2025-9888 is tracked for the Plugin Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 2.5.6. Update Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection to 2.5.7 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Primary Fixed Version
2.5.7
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 2.5.6
Tracking ID
CVE-2025-9888
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
contact-forms-anti-spam View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2025-9888
Patched Versions
2.5.7
Affected Versions
Versions up to 2.5.6
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