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

István Márton

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.45

Affected PluginCleanTalk Anti-Spam. Spam Firewall & Bot protection

Affected Version<= 6.44

CVSS8.1High

CVECVE-2024-10781

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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

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.45, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: 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.

External References

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

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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