Backup Bolt: A security weakness
Backup Bolt is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Backup Bolt
- Plugin slug
backup-bolt- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 18, 2024
This CVE was published Mar 18, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Backup Bolt 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 Backup Bolt WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 is vulnerable to Information Exposure via the unprotected access of debug logs. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the debug log which may contain information like system errors which could contain sensitive information.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N