CVE-2024-3412 WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin – Migration Backup Restore <= 3.4.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload
Authenticated administrators can upload arbitrary files via missing validation, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.
- 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-2024-3412?
CVE-2024-3412 is a critical vulnerability in renehermi WP STAGING – WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration, published on 29 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin – Migration Backup Restore plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the wpstg_processing AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3412?
How do I fix CVE-2024-3412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-3412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3412 in the wild and no public exploit code.