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CVE-2024-10028: Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin <= 2.2.13 - Sensitive Invormation Disclosure via procstat Log

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-922

Description

The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.13 via the exposed process stats file during the backup process. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to obtain an archive file name and download the site's backup.

Affected products

• everestthemes Everest Backup: before 2.2.14 — fixed in 2.2.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: everestthemes Everest Backup 2.2.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/everest-backup/tags/2.2.13/inc/classes/class-backup-directory.php#L514
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9b871957-a2b3-492f-b461-7040d9098b2b?source=cve

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