CVE-2024-10781

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

highImproper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

8.1

CVSS Score

8.1

CVSS Score

high

Severity

6.45

Patched in

Time to patch

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=6.44

PublishedNovember 25, 2024

Last updatedNovember 26, 2024

Affected plugincleantalk-spam-protect

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79ae062c-b084-4045-9407-2d94919993af?source=api-prod

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