CVE-2024-13365: Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.149 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-13365
CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
Vendor: cleantalk
Product: Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 11.94% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-13 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9fa30fa2-6c42-4e5f-a0b5-8711ce5d8121?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3229205/security-malware-firewall#file527