WPvivid Backup 0.9.76 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Deletion

2022-08-29 00:00
Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 0.9.77
Affected Version0.9.76
CVSS6.5Medium
CVEN/A
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Vulnerability Overview

The WPvivid Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in version 0.9.76 due to a newly introduced delete_upload_incomplete_backup AJAX action. This allows administrator-level attackers to delete arbitrary files on the server.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 0.9.77, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

External References

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