CVE-2024-7315
📋 TL;DR
The Migration, Backup, Staging WordPress plugin before version 0.9.106 uses insufficient randomness when generating backup filenames, allowing attackers to brute-force guess these filenames and potentially access sensitive backup data. This affects WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin. Attackers could discover and download backups containing database credentials, user data, or other sensitive information.
💻 Affected Systems
- Migration, Backup, Staging WordPress plugin
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers download full site backups containing database credentials, admin passwords, user PII, and configuration files, leading to complete site compromise and data breach.
Likely Case
Attackers discover and download recent backups containing sensitive data like database dumps, configuration files, or user information.
If Mitigated
Attackers cannot guess backup filenames due to proper randomness, preventing unauthorized access to backup files.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires brute-forcing predictable backup filenames. No authentication needed if backups are accessible via web.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 0.9.106
Vendor Advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/456b728b-a451-4afb-895f-850ddc4fb589/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Migration, Backup, Staging' plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update shows, manually update to version 0.9.106 or later from WordPress repository.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate migration-backup-staging
Block backup directory access
linuxAdd .htaccess rules to block web access to backup directories
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Migration, Backup, Staging plugin immediately
- Manually delete any backup files created by the plugin from web-accessible directories
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Migration, Backup, Staging' version. If version is below 0.9.106, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get migration-backup-staging --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 0.9.106 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual number of 404 requests to backup-like filenames
- Successful downloads of large backup files from unexpected IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to predictable backup filenames (e.g., backup_2024*.zip, backup_*.sql)
SIEM Query:
source=web_logs (url="*backup*" OR url="*.sql" OR url="*.zip") AND status=200 | stats count by src_ip