Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-13365Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.149 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity unrestricted file upload in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal 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 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to the plugin uploading and extracting .zip archives when scanning them for malware through the checkUploadedArchive() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.149. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cleantalk | Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk | 0 – through 2.149 |
Weakness: CWE-434 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H