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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.71% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-703
- Affected
- cleantalk/spam protection\, antispam\, firewall
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cleantalk-spam-protect/tags/6.44/lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/RemoteCalls.php#L95Product
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cleantalk-spam-protect/tags/6.44/lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/RemoteCalls.php#L96Product
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3188546/cleantalk-spam-protect#file653Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79ae062c-b084-4045-9407-2d94919993af?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.