CVE-2024-12850 Database Backup and check Tables Automated With Scheduler 2024 <= 2.32 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Read
Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files on the server via a directory traversal vulnerability in the Database Backup plugin.
- 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-2024-12850?
CVE-2024-12850 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in sminozzi Database Backup and Table Integrity Check with Automated Scheduling, published on 24 Dec 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Database Backup and check Tables Automated With Scheduler 2024 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.32 via the database_backup_ajax_download() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12850?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12850 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-2024-12850 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12850 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3285-56f3-892c.