CVE-2024-10542
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 15.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
EPSS 15.4% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
The 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 15.36% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-862 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2024-11-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cleantalk | anti-spam |
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
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