CVE-2024-13365 Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.149 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

What is CVE-2024-13365?

CVE-2024-13365 is a critical vulnerability in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk, published on 12 Feb 2025. 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 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.

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13365?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cleantalk Security \& Malware Scan.

How do I fix CVE-2024-13365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-13365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk

• CVE-2020-36698 Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.50 - Missing Authorization High 8.8
• CVE-2023-5239 Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk < 2.121 - IP Spoofing High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8vcc-rmjr-h55r.