Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal
Vulnerability Description
The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.7 via the backup_name parameter in the backuply_download_backup function. This makes it possible for attackers to have an account with only activate_plugins capability to access arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. This only impacts sites hosted on Windows servers.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Dau Hoang Tai
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/be3bd1f2-092c-47c4-a4e4-3365e107c57f?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backuply/trunk/main/ajax.php#L78
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backuply/trunk/functions.php#L1615
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3050547%40backuply&new=3050547%40backuply&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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