CVE-2024-8767 Privilege escalation in Acronis Backup extension for Plesk
Attackers can escalate privileges to disclose and manipulate sensitive data in Acronis Backup plugins for cPanel, Plesk, and DirectAdmin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8767?
CVE-2024-8767 is a critical vulnerability in Acronis Backup extension for Plesk, published on 17 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sensitive data disclosure and manipulation due to unnecessary privileges assignment. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 619, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 555, Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin (Linux) before build 147.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8767?
How do I fix CVE-2024-8767?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8767 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-8767 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8767 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmvq-4vv4-p8f9.