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Vulnerability · Published Nov 26, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-10781Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk <= 6.44 - Authorization Bypass due to Missing Empty Value Check to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk from cleantalk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.7% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.7%top 10.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Arbitrary Plugin Installation due to an missing empty value check on the 'api_key' value in the 'perform' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.44. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
cleantalk Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 0 – through 6.44

Weakness: CWE-703 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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