CVE-2024-38770
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.20 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover
criticalAuthentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
1.22.21
Patched in
28d
Time to patch
Description
The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.20. This is due to wptc_decode_auth_token() function using a loose comparison. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication and access user accounts, including those that may have administrative access. This vulnerability does require a site to have a connection to wptimecapsule.com in order to be exploited.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.22.20PublishedJuly 13, 2024
Last updatedAugust 9, 2024
Affected pluginwp-time-capsule
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