WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin Free <= 3.1.2 and Pro <= 5.1.2 - Sensitive Information Exposure

2023-12-06 00:00
Dmitrii Ignatyev

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin Free and Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in various versions via the jobCache_backup_job file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data such as the key which enables them to download the backups later.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.1.3, 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

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