BackUpWordPress <= 3.13 - Authenticated (Admin+) Directory Traversal

2.7
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2024-3034
CVSS 2.7 (Low)
Publicly Published April 26, 2024
Last Updated April 27, 2024
Researcher dk0pf - Plumeria Lab

Description

The BackUpWordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.13 via the hmbkp_directory_browse parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to traverse directories outside of the context in which the plugin should allow.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backupwordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.14, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.13
Patched Version
  • 3.14

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