High severity · published Feb 9, 2024
CVE-2024-0842
Backuply - Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone <= 1.2.6 - Denial of Service
7.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This is due to direct access of the backuply/restore_ins.php file and. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make excessive requests that result in the server running out of resources.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BB
Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone · softaculous
through 1.2.6 · source: vendor
BA
Backuply · Softaculous
before 1.2.6 · source: NVD, CISA
Affected product
BB
Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone
softaculous
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0842
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0842
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3033242/backuply/trunk/restore_ins.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036756%40backuply&new=3036756%40backuply&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f955d88-ab4c-4cf4-a23b-91119d412716?source=cve
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