Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin <= 1.9 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

2014-07-16 00:00

Kacper Szurek

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.9.1

Affected PluginWP BackItUp Community Edition

Affected Version<= 1.9

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2014-9012

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Vulnerability Overview

The Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.9 via the 'wp-backitup\lib\includes\job_backup.php' file. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including otherwise restricted backup files.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.9.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9012 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/facb10e9-23f3-4152-bc9a-cecaafebea94

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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