Description

WordPress Plugin UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to bypass the expected capabilities check and perform otherwise restricted actions; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup versions from 1.22.14 and up to 1.23.2 are vulnerable.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.23.3 or latest

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/updraftplus/updraft-plus-12214-to-1232-privilege-escalation-via-updraft-central-ajax-handler

https://updraftplus.com/updraftplus-1-23-3-2-23-3-important-security-release/

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-269 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Privilege Escalation