versions up to, and including, 3.4.3, and: Sensitive information exposure
versions up to, and including, 3.4.3, and is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.
- Component
- versions up to, and including, 3.4.3, and
- Plugin slug
- Not applicable
- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 26, 2024
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update versions up to, and including, 3.4.3, and to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The WP STAGING and WP STAGING Pro plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 3.4.3, and versions up to, and including, 5.4.3, respectively, via the ajaxSendReport function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from a log file, including system information and (in the Pro version) license keys. Successful exploitation requires an administrator to have used the 'Contact Us' functionality along with the "Enable this option to automatically submit the log files." option.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Primary and upstream sources
- NVD record for CVE-2024-3682
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Upstream reference wp-staging.com
- Upstream reference wp-staging.com
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Upstream reference wp-staging.com
- Upstream reference wp-staging.com
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com