CVE-2024-10542
critical · 9.8The Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Arbitrary Plugin Installation due to an authorization bypass via reverse DNS spoofing on the checkWithoutToken function in all versions up to, and including, 6.43.2. 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.
9.8
CVSS
15.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2024-11-26
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-862
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| cleantalk | anti-spam | < 6.44 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cleantalk-spam-protect/tags/6.43.2/lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/RemoteCalls.php#L41
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3179819/cleantalk-spam-protect#file631
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d7eb5fad-bb62-4f0b-ad52-b16c3e442b62?source=cve
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2024-10542