CVE-2024-10028

Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin <= 2.2.13 - Sensitive Invormation Disclosure via procstat Log

2024-11-05 10:40

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 2.2.14
Affected Plugin: Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin
Affected Version: <= 2.2.13
CVSS: 7.5High
Weakness type: CWE-922 · Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
CVE: CVE-2024-10028

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At a glance

CVE-2024-10028 is a high-severity Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the Everest Backup WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.2.13. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.2.14; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed November 2024, reported by floerer.

Vulnerability Overview

The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.13 via the exposed process stats file during the backup process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an archive file name and download the site's backup.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality.

CWE-922: Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

The product stores sensitive information without properly limiting read or write access by unauthorized actors.

Remediation

Update to version 2.2.14, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Everest Backup 2.2.14 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10028 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b871957-a2b3-492f-b461-7040d9098b2b https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10028

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CVSS Vector

7.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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