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CVE-2024-3412: WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin – Migration Backup Restore <= 3.4.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

The WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin – Migration Backup Restore plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the wpstg_processing AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected products

• renehermi WP STAGING – WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration: through 3.4.3

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3076275/wp-staging/trunk/Framework/Network/AjaxBackupDownloader.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ebb1072-ea05-4914-961d-0d8f20248078?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3076275/wp-staging/trunk/Framework/Network/AjaxBackupDownloader.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8ebb1072-ea05-4914-961d-0d8f20248078?source=cve

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