# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c987-4q4r-p52g

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2024-10570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10570 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10570/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10570/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10570
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10570
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10570

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10570/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.