CVE-2024-10542
CRITICALEPSS 96th pctlDescription
The Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized Arbitrary Plugin Installation due to an authorization bypass via reverse DNS spoofing on the checkWithoutToken function in all versions up to, and including, 6.43.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution if another vulnerable plugin is installed and activated.
How to fix
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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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% 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 | 99% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21978 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-52163 | High | 8.8 | 97% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2022-1329 | High | 8.8 | 93% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-6875 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-10542?
Upgrade anti-spam to 6.44 or later.
Is CVE-2024-10542 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-10542 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 15.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-10542?
CVE-2024-10542 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-10542 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for anti-spam (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-12.