vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: everest-backup: CVE-2024-10028: Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Nov 5, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 5, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore and Cloning Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.13 via the exposed process stats file during the backup process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an archive file name and download the site's backup.
Solution
everest-backup-plugin-cve-2024-10028
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10028
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b871957-a2b3-492f-b461-7040d9098b2b?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-32877
- CVE-2024-10028
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-10028
- CWE-922
- EUVD-EUVD-2024-32877
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