vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: security-malware-firewall: CVE-2020-36698: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 6, 2020 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 6, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Security and Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized user interaction in versions up to, and including, 2.50. This is due to missing capability checks on several AJAX actions and nonce disclosure in the source page of the administrative dashboard. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to call functions and delete and/or upload files.
Solution
security-malware-firewall-plugin-cve-2020-36698
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36698
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0fb9b039-eb04-4c27-89eb-1932c9c31962?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-24140
- CVE-2020-36698
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-36698
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2020-24140
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