CVE-2024-3034

Published: Apr 27, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

2.7

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 1.4

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

The BackUpWordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 3.13 via the hmbkp_directory_browse parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to traverse directories outside of the context in which the plugin should allow.

Related CWEs

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.

References (4)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3076291%40backupwordpress&new=3076291%40backupwordpress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2805cb0-8913-4487-8445-031b7d920e2d?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3076291%40backupwordpress&new=3076291%40backupwordpress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c2805cb0-8913-4487-8445-031b7d920e2d?source=cve

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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