sminozzi Database Backup and Check Tables Automated with Scheduler 2024 Plugin wp-config.php database_backup_ajax_delete path traversal

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in sminozzi Database Backup and Check Tables Automated with Scheduler 2024 Plugin up to 2.36 on WordPress. Impacted is the function database_backup_ajax_delete of the file wp-config.php of the component Database Backup Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-13910. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in sminozzi Database Backup and Check Tables Automated with Scheduler 2024 Plugin up to 2.36 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function database_backup_ajax_delete of the file wp-config.php of the component Database Backup Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Database Backup and check Tables Automated With Scheduler 2024 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'database_backup_ajax_delete' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.35. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.36.

The weakness was disclosed by Dzmitry Sviatlichny. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-13910 since 02/25/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

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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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Type

• Backup Software

Vendor

• sminozzi

Name

• Database Backup and Check Tables Automated with Scheduler 2024 Plugin

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36

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