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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-10028
CVE-2024-10028:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin for WordPress contains a Sensitive Information Exposure vulnerability (CVE-2024-10028) affecting all versions up to and including 2.2.13. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on November 5, 2024 (NVD, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an exposed process stats file during the backup process. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-922 (Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain an archive file name and download the site's backup, potentially exposing sensitive information stored in the backup files (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.2.14 of the Everest Backup plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against this security issue (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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