CVE-2024-43270 WordPress Backup and Restore WordPress plugin <= 1.50 - Unauthenticated Broken Access Control vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can access restricted functionality due to missing authorization checks in the WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43270?
CVE-2024-43270 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress, published on 1 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Backup and Restore WordPress: from n/a through 1.50.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43270?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43270?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43270 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-43270 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43270 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8r46-93rm-2v8m.