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CVE Database / CVE-2024-10542

CVE · Critical

CVE-2024-10542 — Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk [cleantalk-spam-protect] < 6.44

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2024-10542 Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk [cleantalk-spam-protect] < 6.44 Missing Authorization Critical 9.8 < 6.44 6.44 2024-11-25 —

CVE-2024-10542

The CleanTalk Spam protection plugin for WordPress before version 6.44 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in its checkWithoutToken function that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit reverse DNS spoofing. This flaw enables unauthorized users to install and activate arbitrary plugins on affected WordPress installations, potentially leading to remote code execution when combined with other vulnerable plugins.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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