CleanTalk Security & Malware Scan Plugin up to 2.50 on WordPress Administrative Dashboard authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CleanTalk Security & Malware Scan Plugin up to 2.50 on WordPress and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Administrative Dashboard. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-36698. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in CleanTalk Security & Malware Scan Plugin up to 2.50 on WordPress (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component Administrative Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user interaction in versions up to, and including, 2.50. This 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.

The weakness was published 10/20/2023. The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-36698 since 06/06/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• CleanTalk

Name

• Security & Malware Scan Plugin

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40
• 2.41
• 2.42
• 2.43
• 2.44
• 2.45
• 2.46
• 2.47
• 2.48
• 2.49
• 2.50

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