boldgrid Total Upkeep Plugin up to 1.16.8 on WordPress server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in boldgrid Total Upkeep Plugin up to 1.16.8 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-13907. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in boldgrid Total Upkeep Plugin up to 1.16.8 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.8 via the 'download' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

The weakness was published by Ngosytuan and Quyetnt. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-13907 since 02/24/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/27/2025).

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

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• WordPress Plugin

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• boldgrid

Name

• Total Upkeep Plugin

Version

• 1.16.0
• 1.16.1
• 1.16.2
• 1.16.3
• 1.16.4
• 1.16.5
• 1.16.6
• 1.16.7
• 1.16.8

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