# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** 16 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hq26-fq88-3f4h

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

## 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.

## Is CVE-2024-2294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2294 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-2024-2294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2294/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.