WP STAGING <= 3.4.3 and WP STAGING Pro <= 5.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 5.5.0
- Affected Plugin
- WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin
- Affected Version
<= 5.4.3- CVSS
- 5.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CVE
CVE-2024-3682
At a glance
CVE-2024-3682 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 5.4.3. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 5.5.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2024, reported by haidv35.
Vulnerability Overview
The WP STAGING and WP STAGING Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 3.4.3, and versions up to, and including, 5.4.3, respectively, via the ajaxSendReport function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from a log file, including system information and (in the Pro version) license keys. Successful exploitation requires an administrator to have used the 'Contact Us' functionality along with the "Enable this option to automatically submit the log files." option.
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.
CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Reaching this weakness in WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin <= 5.4.3 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.
The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin the fix is 5.5.0: builds <= 5.4.3 are affected, anything from 5.5.0 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 5.5.0, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
The fix is the thing that ends this: WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin 5.5.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Alerts
External References
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