CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-24155
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-04-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.5 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Description
The WordPress Backup and Migrate Plugin – Backup Guard WordPress plugin before 1.6.0 did not ensure that the imported files are of the SGBP format and extension, allowing high privilege users (admin+) to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, leading to RCE.
Affected configurations
• backup-guard backup guard (< 1.6.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163382/WordPress-Backup-Guard-1.5.8-Shell-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163623/WordPress-Backup-Guard-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d442acac-4394-45e4-b6bb-adf4a40960fb Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163382/WordPress-Backup-Guard-1.5.8-Shell-Upload.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163623/WordPress-Backup-Guard-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d442acac-4394-45e4-b6bb-adf4a40960fb Exploit, Third Party Advisory