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.
Published 2021-04-05 19:15:15
Updated 2021-12-03 18:31:37
Source WPScan
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Products affected by CVE-2021-24155

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-24155

96.49%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2021-24155

  • Wordpress Plugin Backup Guard - Authenticated Remote Code Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2021-05-04
    First seen: 2021-07-20
    exploit/multi/http/wp_plugin_backup_guard_rce
    This module allows an attacker with a privileged Wordpress account to launch a reverse shell due to an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in Wordpress plugin Backup Guard < 1.6.0. This is due to an incorrect check of the uploaded file extension which should be of SGBP

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-24155

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.5
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.0
6.4
NIST
7.2
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.2
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2021-24155

References for CVE-2021-24155

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