Sensitive Information Exposure Vulnerability Affects WordPress Backup Plugin
CVE-2024-10028

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Everest Backup
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-10028?

The Everest Backup plugin for WordPress is susceptible to sensitive information exposure. It allows unauthenticated attackers to access critical information through an exposed process stats file during the backup process. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.2.13, permitting unauthorized access to the site's backup archive file name. Consequently, this jeopardizes the site's integrity and information privacy, signaling an urgent need for users to update their plugins to safeguard against potential data breaches.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-backup...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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