CVE-2022-4932 Total Upkeep <= 1.14.13 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can retrieve backup paths via missing authorization, potentially allowing unauthorized access to backup files.

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-2022-4932?

CVE-2022-4932 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid, published on 7 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Total Upkeep plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in versions up to, and including 1.14.13. 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.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4932?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Boldgrid Total Upkeep.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4932?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4932 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-2022-4932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cgvp-2vg6-v9h6.

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