Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk, CVE-2024-10542

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-10542
Home page URL: Security reports for Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk
Application: Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk
Published on: Nov 26, 2024
Research 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.
Affected versions: max 6.44.
Status: vulnerable