PT-2024-36536 · WordPress · Wp Staging Pro

Matthew Rollings + 1 · Published 2024-06-14 · Updated 2024-08-07 · CVE-2024-5551

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin versions up to, and including, 5.6.0

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the sub parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include local files that end in '-settings.php' via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing a specific action.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.6.0, update to a version that includes the fix for the nonce validation issue to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-5551

Affected Products

Wp Staging Pro

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5551 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5551 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-staging/trunk/Backend/views/settings/tabs/remote-storages.php#L14 · Patch
• https://wp-staging.com · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1801547348373389535 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2a99a21c-d4f1-4cdb-b1f1-31b3cf666b80?source=cve · Note