CVE-2024-13365: cleantalk login security, firewall, malware removal by cleantalk
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-13365 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in cleantalk login security, firewall, malware removal by cleantalk. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 12-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to the plugin uploading and extracting .zip archives when scanning them for malware through the checkUploadedArchive() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.149. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- wordfenceSource9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.58% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cleantalk2 products
Wordpress1 product
- security-malware-firewall≤ 2.149 (fixed in 2.150)
2 vendors · 3 products