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WordPress CleanTalk Plugin < 5.153.4 SQLi Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The WordPress CleanTalk plugin is prone to an SQL injection (SQLi) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The update_log function in lib/Cleantalk/ApbctWP/Firewall/SFW.php, which is being used to insert records of requests into the database, fails to use a prepared SQL statement, thus leading to SQLi.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress CleanTalk plugin before version 5.153.4.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 5.153.4 or later.