Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal: known security problems
6 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 6 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 2.185 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
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A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 2.184)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.184
- Fixed in
- 2.185
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to version 2.185 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-66593
- Report title
- Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal <= 2.184 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.168
- Fixed in
- 2.169
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to version 2.169 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-13604
- Report title
- Login Security, FireWall, Malware removal by CleanTalk <= 2.168 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Page URL
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.149
- Fixed in
- 2.150
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to version 2.150 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-13365
- Report title
- Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.149 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 2.145)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.145
- Fixed in
- 2.145.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to version 2.145.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-10570
- Report title
- Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.145 - Authorization Bypass via Reverse DNS Spoofing to Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.120
- Fixed in
- 2.121
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to version 2.121 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-5239
- Report title
- Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.120 - IP Spoofing to Protection Mechanism Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.50
- Fixed in
- 2.51
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to version 2.51 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-36698
- Report title
- Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.50 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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