CVE-2024-2294 Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal
Authenticated attackers with plugin activation rights can read arbitrary files on Windows-hosted WordPress sites via directory traversal in Backuply.
- 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-2024-2294?
CVE-2024-2294 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in softaculous Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone, published on 16 Mar 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, 1.2.7 via the backup_name parameter in the backuply_download_backup function. This makes it possible for attackers to have an account with only activate_plugins capability to access arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. This only impacts sites hosted on Windows servers.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2294?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2294?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2294 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-2024-2294 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq26-fq88-3f4h.