PT-2023-11840 · WordPress · Security & Malware Scan By Cleantalk

Jerome Bruandet · Published 2023-10-19 · Updated 2023-10-26 · CVE-2020-36698

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 2.50

Description The issue is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX actions and nonce disclosure in the source page of the administrative dashboard. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to call functions and delete and/or upload files.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 2.50, update to a version higher than 2.50 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the administrative dashboard and limiting subscriber-level permissions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36698

Affected Products

Security & Malware Scan By Cleantalk

References · 9

• 🔥 https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed-in-security-malware-scan-by-cleantalk-plugin · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36698 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36698 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1715259876186702158 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/60024 · Telegram Post
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/23960f42-dfc1-4951-9169-02d889283f01 · Note
• https://twitter.com/DMFezzaReedCISA/status/1715310425812648327 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72662 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0fb9b039-eb04-4c27-89eb-1932c9c31962?source=cve · Note