CVE-2024-10781

Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk <= 6.44 - Authorization Bypass due to Missing Empty Value Check to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation

2024-11-25 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 6.45
Affected Plugin: Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
Affected Version: <= 6.44
CVSS: 8.1High
Weakness type: CWE-703 · Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2024-10781

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At a glance

CVE-2024-10781 is a high-severity Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 6.44. It carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (reachable over the network; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 6.45; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2024, reported by István Márton.

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

The product does not properly anticipate or handle exceptional conditions that rarely occur during normal operation of the product.

Remediation

Update to version 6.45, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

This one needs no account at all, which puts it outside what login hardening can reach; WordSec's login security narrows the account-level paths around it, and the firewall is what inspects the request itself. None of that substitutes for the fix: Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 6.45 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10781 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79ae062c-b084-4045-9407-2d94919993af https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10781

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk

CVSS Vector

8.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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