Vulnerability in Cleantalk Spam Protection\, Antispam\, Firewall
CVE-2024-10781
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79ae062c-b084-4045-9407-2d949… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cleantalk-spam-protect/tags/6.44/lib/Cleanta… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cleantalk-spam-protect/tags/6.44/lib/Cleanta… (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188546/cleantalk-spam-protect (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10781?
- CVE-2024-10781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cleantalk Spam Protection\, Antispam\, Firewall, classified under CWE-703. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-11-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10781?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-10781 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.