Is User Spam Remover safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (1.1) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of User Spam Remover as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep User Spam Remover on the latest version (1.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of User Spam Remover are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Information disclosure (1.1 and older); Information disclosure (1.0 and older, fixed in 1.1). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of User Spam Remover?

1.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2024-03-03). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my User Spam Remover is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update user-spam-remover). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · user-spam-remover · data as of 2026-11-04

Is User Spam Remover safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.1
Last updated: 2024-03-03
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 6.4.14

Automatically removes spam user registrations and other old, unused user accounts. Blocks annoying e-mail to administrator after new registrations. — by Joel

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without User Spam Remover for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get user-spam-remover --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update user-spam-remover updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.3 affects latest 1.1 CVE-2025-62735 · published 2025-12-09

Information disclosure in User Spam Remover (1.1 and older)

Affected: 1.1 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere vulnerability in Joel User Spam Remover user-spam-remover allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects User Spam Remover: from n/a through <= 1.1.

NVD CVE-2025-62735 Patchstack advisory

high 7.5 CVE-2024-31298 · published 2024-04-10

Information disclosure in User Spam Remover (1.0 and older)

Affected: 1.0 and older
Fixed in: 1.1
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Joel Hardi User Spam Remover.This issue affects User Spam Remover: from n/a through 1.0.

NVD CVE-2024-31298 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2024-03-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.1).
2025-12-09 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2025-62735), no fix listed yet.
2024-04-10 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2024-31298), fixed in 1.1.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Sensitive data exposure (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/user-spam-remover (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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