CVE-2020-36698 describes a critical vulnerability in the CleanTalk Security & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 2.50. This flaw, rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, stems from missing capability checks and nonce disclosure, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level permissions to delete or upload files. While the attack complexity is low (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N), leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cleantalk:security_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.