Description
WordPress Plugin Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently interact with all its AJAX actions, which could lead to multiple vulnerabilities - from arbitrary file deletion/download to PHP function injection. WordPress Plugin Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk version 2.50 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Update to plugin version 2.51 or latest
References
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