# CVE-2024-48020: WordPress Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin <= 1.22.21 - SQL Injection vulnerability

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the WP Time Capsule plugin, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5xc-rf64-37r2

## What is CVE-2024-48020?

CVE-2024-48020 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, published on 11 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule wp-time-capsule allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: from n/a through <= 1.22.21.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48020?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-48020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48020 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-48020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-48020 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-48020 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, published on 11 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule. 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-2024-48020/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48020/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48020
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48020
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48020

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-48020/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.