Critical severity · published Feb 12, 2025
CVE-2024-13365
Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.149 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to the plugin uploading and extracting .zip archives when scanning them for malware through the checkUploadedArchive() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.149. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LS
Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk · cleantalk
through 2.149 · source: vendor
SM
Security & Malware Scan · Cleantalk
before 2.150 · source: NVD
Affected product
LS
Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk
cleantalk
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13365
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13365
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3229205/security-malware-firewall#file527
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9fa30fa2-6c42-4e5f-a0b5-8711ce5d8121?source=cve
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