FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator <= 2.7.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Backup Creation and Download

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized backup creation and download due to a missing capability check on REST API endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create and download full-site backup archives containing the entire WordPress installation, including database exports and configuration files.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.7.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

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