Cross-Site Request Forgery in JetBackup Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2020-36669

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Jetbackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 March 2023

What is CVE-2020-36669?

The JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore plugin for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 1.3.9. This vulnerability arises from inadequate nonce validation on the backup_guard_get_import_backup() function. It allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially upload arbitrary files to the server of the targeted site if they can trick an administrator into executing a malicious request, such as clicking on a compromised link.

Affected Version(s)

JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate 0 <= 1.3.9

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2341420

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Chloe Chamberland
.