CVE-2020-36698
HIGHDescription
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.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-39226 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2022-0543 | Critical | 10.0 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21978 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-52163 | High | 8.8 | 96% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2022-1329 | High | 8.8 | 93% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-6875 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | - |
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