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CVE-2024-52390:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The CYAN Backup WordPress plugin contains a Path Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2024-52390) that affects versions up to and including 2.5.3. The vulnerability was discovered by Junsu Yeo and publicly disclosed on November 11, 2024 (WPScan, Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Path Traversal: '.../.../' type vulnerability (CWE-35). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.9 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The issue falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A1: Injection (WPScan, Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Administrator-level access to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server. The accessed files may contain sensitive information, potentially leading to unauthorized access to confidential data (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.5.4 of the CYAN Backup plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability. Due to its low severity impact, the risk of exploitation is considered minimal (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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