CVE-2020-36667 JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Backup Location Change
Authenticated attackers with minimal permissions can change backup locations and potentially steal sensitive information due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36667?
CVE-2020-36667 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in backupguard JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate, published on 7 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized back-up location changes in versions up to, and including 1.4.1 due to a lack of proper capability checking on the backup_guard_cloud_dropbox, backup_guard_cloud_gdrive, and backup_guard_cloud_oneDrive functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber to change to location of back-ups and potentially steal sensitive information from them.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jetbackup Jetbackup.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36667?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36667 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-36667 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36667 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in backupguard JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate
- CVE-2020-36669 JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-7165 JetBackup < 2.0.9.9 - Directory Listing Exposing Backups
- CVE-2022-34148 WordPress Backup Guard Plugin <= 1.6.9.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2020-36668 JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.4.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr7p-69vw-fwhf.