VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-10542

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability15.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-11-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization

Primary references