{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8856 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2024-8856 is a critical vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, published on 16 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8856 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2024-8856 is a critical vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, published on 16 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8856 exists.\n\nAffected 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.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8856/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8856/index.md)","id":"CVE-2024-8856","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8856/index.md","name":"CVE-2024-8856","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-wph3-vq9m-q946"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files to the server, potentially leading to remote code execution.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"file_upload"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Wordfence","cpe":[{"product":"backup_and_staging_by_wp_time_capsule","vendor":"revmakx"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-434","name":"Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type"}],"description":"The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the the UploadHandler.php file and no direct file access prevention in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.21. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":1,"first_seen":"2024-11-15","github_poc":3,"max_poc_stars":2,"metasploit":1,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2024-11-16T20:04:11Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/ubaydev/CVE-2024-8856","stars":2,"title":"WordPress WP Time Capsule Plugin Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability"},{"date":"2024-11-21T04:01:27Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/Jenderal92/CVE-2024-8856","stars":2,"title":"This tool scans WordPress websites for vulnerabilities in the WP Time Capsule plugin related to CVE-2024-8856. It identifies plugin versions below 1.22.22 as vulnerable and logs results to vuln.txt. Simple and efficient, it helps security researchers and admins detect and address risks quickly."},{"date":"2024-11-15","kind":"metasploit","ref":"exploit/multi/http/wp_time_capsule_file_upload_rce","stars":null,"title":"WordPress WP Time Capsule Arbitrary File Upload to RCE"},{"date":"2025-04-06","kind":"exploitdb","ref":"52131","stars":null,"title":"Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule 1.22.21 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload"},{"date":"2026-02-04T18:05:53Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/Evillm/CVE-2024-8856-PoC","stars":0,"title":null},{"date":null,"kind":"nuclei","ref":"http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-8856.yaml","stars":null,"title":"WP Time Capsule Plugin - Remote Code Execution"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule \u003c= 1.22.21 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload","id":"CVE-2024-8856","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"file_upload","year":"2024"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":5,"next":{"headline":"WordPress Auction \u003c= 3.7 - Editor+ Stored XSS","id":"CVE-2024-8857"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress Auction \u003c= 3.7 - Editor+ SQL Injection","id":"CVE-2024-8855"},"products":["Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule"],"published":"2024-11-16","related":[{"cvss_score":6.1,"headline":"Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule \u003c 1.22.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting","id":"CVE-2021-25035","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-01-24"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"BSD-3-Clause","name":"Metasploit"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"GPL-2.0-or-later","name":"Exploit-DB"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"MIT","name":"Nuclei templates"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-08","vendors":["revmakx"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary files to the server, potentially leading to remote code execution.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8856/"}