CVE-2024-10542 is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in the CleanTalk Anti-Spam WordPress plugin (versions up to 6.43.2). It allows unauthenticated attackers to install and activate arbitrary plugins via reverse DNS spoofing, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, impacting integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high level of awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cleantalk:anti-spam:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.