CVE-2024-10570 SQL injection in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization via reverse DNS spoofing to perform SQL injection and extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10570?
CVE-2024-10570 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized SQL Injection due to an authorization bypass via reverse DNS spoofing on the checkWithoutToken function in all versions up to, and including, 2.145, as well as insufficient input sanitization and validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10570?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10570?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-10570 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10570 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c987-4q4r-p52g.