revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule Plugin up to 1.22.21 on WordPress UploadHandler.php unrestricted upload

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule Plugin up to 1.22.21 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file UploadHandler.php. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-8856. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule Plugin up to 1.22.21 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the file UploadHandler.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the the UploadHandler.php file and no direct file access prevention in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.21. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

The weakness was shared by Rein Daelman. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-8856 since 09/13/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1608.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:UploadHandler.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52131). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• revmakx

Name

• Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule Plugin

Version

• 1.22.0
• 1.22.1
• 1.22.2
• 1.22.3
• 1.22.4
• 1.22.5
• 1.22.6
• 1.22.7
• 1.22.8
• 1.22.9
• 1.22.10
• 1.22.11
• 1.22.12
• 1.22.13
• 1.22.14
• 1.22.15
• 1.22.16
• 1.22.17
• 1.22.18
• 1.22.19
• 1.22.20
• 1.22.21

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