CVE-2024-10542
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleantalk | Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk | 0 <= 6.43.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d7eb5fad-bb62-4f0b-ad52-b16c3e442b62?source=cve
- 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
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