Title: oembed_cache SPAM problem
Last modified: February 18, 2021

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# oembed_cache SPAM problem

 *  Resolved [mediumd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mediumd/)
 * (@mediumd)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/oembed_cache-spam-problem/)
 * I recently found hundreds of posts with post_type oembed_cache while looking 
   into my database. Many of them appear to be spam. I can’t for the life of me 
   figure out how there are being injected into my database. Here is a picture from
   phpmyadmin [LINK](https://www.iwdhosting.ca/db-spam.png). Is anyone else having
   this issue? Can anyone offer any insight? How do I clean this up and more importantly
   how do I prevent it from happening?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/oembed_cache-spam-problem/#post-14071674)
 * Here is a documentation article on [https://wordpress.org/support/article/embeds/](https://wordpress.org/support/article/embeds/)
 * There’s a WordPress plugin called “[Disable Embeds](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/)”
   which is suggested WordPress users install if they want to turn the WordPress
   4.4+ autoembeds feature off.
 *  Thread Starter [mediumd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mediumd/)
 * (@mediumd)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/oembed_cache-spam-problem/#post-14071848)
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * I have reviewed the article regarding embeds. In my case, I think I will go ahead
   and disable them with the suggested plugin as I don’t believe I have a use for
   them (at this time).
 * What I’m still struggling to understand is how the bogus spam entries (one is
   highlighted in the picture I linked to) ended up in my database. Something or
   someone must have put them there no? Is it a WordPress vulnerability? A plugin
   or theme vulnerability? Is this a common issue? Is it something to be concerned
   about or is it harmless?
 * I would really like to fully understand what is happening so I can get to the
   root of the issue and resolve it.
 * Thank you.
 *  Thread Starter [mediumd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mediumd/)
 * (@mediumd)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/oembed_cache-spam-problem/#post-14076642)
 * I have finally figured out what is going on…
 * I get a far bit of spam submissions via my contact form, these spam submissions
   include URLs. Although they are being flagged as spam and filtered out, WordPress
   still creates an oembed_cache entry in the database for them.
 * I have verified I do not have any actual spam links on my website, so in my case
   they are relatively harmless.
 * It would appear that I can occasional remove the bogus entries from my database
   or I can use the Disable Embeds plugin.
 * Cheers.
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/oembed_cache-spam-problem/#post-14076661)
 * To be sure, I recommend asking at [Disable Embeds](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/)
   plugin so the plugin’s developers and support community can help you with this.

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## Tags

 * [oEmbed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/oembed/)
 * [phpmyadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/phpmyadmin/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/oembed_cache-spam-problem/#post-14076661)
 * Status: resolved

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