# CVE-2024-9162: All-in-One WP Migration and Backup <= 7.86 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary PHP Code Injection

> Administrators can inject arbitrary PHP code via export files, enabling remote code execution on WordPress sites using this plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qv4p-vph4-f9fc

## What is CVE-2024-9162?

CVE-2024-9162 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The All-in-One WP Migration and Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary PHP Code Injection due to missing file type validation during the export in all versions up to, and including, 7.86. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create an export file with the .php extension on the affected site's server, adding an arbitrary PHP code to it, which may make remote code execution possible.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9162?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-9162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-9162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-9162 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9162 exists.

Public exploit code:

- All-in-One WP Migration and Backup <= 7.86 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary PHP Code Injection (github_poc): https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2024-9162

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9162 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9162 exists.

Affected product: servmask All-in-One WP Migration and Backup. 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-2024-9162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9162/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9162

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9162/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.