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Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal vulnerabilities
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal has 4 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 6 Oct 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 4
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Latest version
- 2.189
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 6 Oct 2026
No fixed version has been published yet, so consider disabling, removing or replacing the plugin until a safe release is available.
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-39768 | High 7.1 | Up to 2.189 | No fixed version yet | 1 d ago |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2025-13604 | High 7.2 | Up to 2.168 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.189) | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Remote code execution CVE-2024-13365 | Critical 9.8 | Before 2.150 | Fixed in 2.150 | 12 Feb 2025 |
| SQL injection CVE-2024-10570 | High 7.5 | Up to 2.145 | Fixed in a later version (latest 2.189) | 26 Nov 2024 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-39768, 6 Oct 2026
- Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.189 versions. CVE record
- CVE-2025-13604, 9 Dec 2025
- The Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the page URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.168 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2024-13365, 12 Feb 2025
- The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to the plugin uploading and extracting .zip archives when scanning them for malware through the checkUploadedArchive() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.149. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. CVE record
- CVE-2024-10570, 26 Nov 2024
- The Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized SQL Injection due to an authorization bypass via reverse DNS spoofing on the checkWithoutToken function in all versions up to, and including, 2.145, as well as insufficient input sanitization and validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE record
What to do if you run Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal
If you run Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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