CVE-2023-33996 (GCVE-0-2023-33996)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-13 14:23 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:08
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk plugin <= 6.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in СleanTalk - Anti-Spam Protection Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk: from n/a through 6.10.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-13 20:34 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
Patchstack
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| СleanTalk - Anti-Spam Protection | Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk |
Affected:
n/a , ≤ 6.10
(custom)
|
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