CVE-2022-4931 Missing authorization in BackUpWordPress
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve backup paths to download site backups due to missing authorization in the BackupWordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-4931?
CVE-2022-4931 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in willmot BackUpWordPress, published on 7 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The BackupWordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in versions up to, and including 3.12. This is due to missing authorization on the heartbeat_received() function that triggers on WordPress heartbeat. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above to retrieve back-up paths that can subsequently be used to download the back-up.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xibodevelopment Backupwordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4931 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-2022-4931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcff-h682-wc2j.