CVE-2024-0697 Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
Administrators can read arbitrary server files via directory traversal in the Backuply WordPress plugin, exposing sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0697?
CVE-2024-0697 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in softaculous Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone, published on 27 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 via the node_id parameter in the backuply_get_jstree function. This makes it possible for attackers with administrator privileges or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0697?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Softaculous Backuply.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-0697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in softaculous Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmmq-7g27-wvv8.