Critical WordPress Anti-Spam Plugin Flaws Expose 200,000+ Sites to Remote Attacks

November 26, 2024 at 08:42AM Two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781) in WordPress’s CleanTalk plugin could enable attackers to install malicious plugins, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, users are urged to update to versions 6.44 or 6.45 to mitigate risks against unauthorized access. **Meeting Takeaways: Vulnerability / Website … Read more

Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Anti-Spam Plugin Used by 200,000 WordPress Sites

November 26, 2024 at 05:37AM Two severe vulnerabilities in CleanTalk’s WordPress anti-spam plugin could allow remote code execution by unauthorized attackers, affecting over 200,000 installations. Patches for these flaws were released, but as of late November, many users had not updated, leaving them at risk. Users are urged to upgrade to version 6.45 immediately. **Meeting … Read more