WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
WP Staging (Free < 3.1.3, Pro < 5.1.3) - Unauthenticated Backup Download
Description
The plugin does not prevent visitors from leaking key information about ongoing backups processes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download said backups later.
Proof of Concept
The plugin creates temporary cache files when backing up sites, which are publicly accessible to anyone. Said cache files contain critical information (such as a backup's secret ID), allowing attackers to find and download the resulting backup files. While running a new backup (or one automatically runs!), try to get ahold of the following cache file: https://vulnerable-site.tld/wp-content/uploads/wp-staging/cache/jobCache_backup_job.cache Once this is done, you will find the resulting backup file at https://vulnerable-site.tld/wp-content/uploads/wp-staging/backups/vulnerable-site.tld_YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS_SECRETID.wpstg You can find the date ("YYMMDD"), the time ("HHMMSS") and SECRETID in the information leaked from the cache file.
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References
Classification
Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
OWASP top 10
CWE
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Dmitrii Ignatyev
Submitter
Dmitrii Ignatyev
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2023-12-06 (about 5 months ago)
Added
2023-12-07 (about 5 months ago)
Last Updated
2023-12-13 (about 5 months ago)