CVE-2024-0697

6.5 · MEDIUM

Published Jan 27, 2024 softaculous CWE-22 EPSS 0.76% (53th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Overview

CVE-2024-0697 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting softaculous backuply. It was published on January 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.3 via the node_id parameter in the backuply_get_jstree function. This makes it possible for attackers with administrator privileges or higher to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from softaculous. Update backuply to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
softaculous	backuply	0	Affected

References

Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3026806%40backuply&new=3026806%40backuply&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70effa22-fbf6-44cb-9d1b-8625969c10ac?source=cve Ref plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3026806%40backuply&new=3026806%40backuply&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Ref www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70effa22-fbf6-44cb-9d1b-8625969c10ac?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-0697?

CVE-2024-0697 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting softaculous backuply. It was published on January 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-0697?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-0697?

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