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WordPress Plugin: boldgrid-backup: CVE-2024-9461: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Published

Nov 26, 2024

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

May 4, 2026

Description

The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore and Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.6 via the cron_interval parameter. This is due to missing input validation and sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

Solution

boldgrid-backup-plugin-cve-2024-9461

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9461
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/804b42a0-1cea-4f68-bd4a-d292a9f23fbe?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-50311
CVE-2024-9461
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-9461
CWE-78
EUVD-EUVD-2024-50311

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