# CVE-2024-10028: Information disclosure in Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin

> Unauthenticated attackers can download site backups by accessing exposed process stats files, leading to sensitive data exposure.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p3g3-h276-v53f

## What is CVE-2024-10028?

CVE-2024-10028 is a high-severity vulnerability in everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin, published on 5 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.13 via the exposed process stats file during the backup process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an archive file name and download the site's backup.

Weakness: CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10028?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Everestthemes Everest Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-10028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10028 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin

- [CVE-2025-62992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62992/): WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-7201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7201/): Everest Backup < 2.2.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-52185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52185/): WordPress Everest Backup Plugin <= 2.1.9 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10028 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10028 is a high-severity vulnerability in everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin, published on 5 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10028 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin. 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-2024-10028/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10028/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10028
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10028
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10028

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10028/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.