CVE-2026-114444

Security by CleanTalk < 2.191 - Admin+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via FSWatcher File Viewer

Published Oct 30, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not restrict its File System Watcher file viewer to Super Admins or to the files it legitimately tracks, allowing a non-super-admin administrator, including a subsite administrator on WordPress multisite, to read the contents of sensitive tracked files such as the main configuration file and disclose the site's authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions security By Cleantalk
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions security By Cleantalk
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
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Description The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not restrict its File System Watcher file viewer to Super Admins or to the files it legitimately tracks, allowing a non-super-admin administrator, including a subsite administrator on WordPress multisite, to read the contents of sensitive tracked files such as the main configuration file and disclose the site's authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials.
Title Security by CleanTalk < 2.191 - Admin+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via FSWatcher File Viewer
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 1:26 PM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2026, 2:24 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 30, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 5:49 PM