# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cmmq-7g27-wvv8

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0697?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2024-8669](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8669/): Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-0842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0842/): Backuply - Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone <= 1.2.6 - Denial of Service (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: softaculous Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0697/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0697

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0697/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.