Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk: A security weakness
Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk
- Plugin slug
security-&-malware-scan- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 27, 2023
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
This CVE was published Nov 27, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Security & Malware scan 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
The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk WordPress plugin before 2.121 retrieves client IP addresses from potentially untrusted headers, allowing an attacker to manipulate its value. This may be used to bypass bruteforce protection.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N