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MEDIUM CVE-2023-51696 Modified

Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk: Cross-site request forgery

Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk
Plugin slug
cleantalk-spam-protect
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 29, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Feb 29, 2024 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in СleanTalk - Anti-Spam Protection Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk.This issue affects Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk: from n/a through 6.20.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources