WordPress Backup and Migrate Plugin – Backup Guard < 1.0.3 - Arbitrary File Upload

8.8
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVSS 8.8 (High)
Publicly Published February 15, 2016
Last Updated February 1, 2023
Researcher James Golovich

Description

The WordPress Backup and Migrate Plugin – Backup Guard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the backup_guard_get_import_backup() function in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

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Vulnerability Details for JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.0.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.0.3
Patched Version
  • 1.0.3

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