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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-9461
CVE-2024-9461:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress contains a Remote Code Execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-9461) affecting all versions up to and including 1.16.6. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Wordfence, with disclosure on November 26, 2024 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to missing input validation and sanitization in the cron_interval parameter. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Administrator-level access or above to execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to complete system compromise (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.16.6 when available. As this is a recently disclosed vulnerability, specific patch information is not yet publicly available (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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