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

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files via zip archive scanning, potentially leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vcc-rmjr-h55r

## 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 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13365?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36698/): Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.50 - Missing Authorization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-5239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5239/): Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk < 2.121 - IP Spoofing (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13365 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13365 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-2024-13365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13365/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13365
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13365
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13365

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13365/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.