The UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.26.4 via the UpdraftPlus_Remote_Communications_V2::wp_loaded function. This is due to insufficient validation of the remote communications message format, where signature verification can be bypassed and unchecked decryption return values collapse to a predictable all-zero encryption key. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to forge arbitrary RPC commands and run them as the connected administrator, such as uploading and activating a malicious plugin, which ultimately leads to remote code execution.
Weakness
The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.
Related Attack Patterns
References
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/updraftplus/tags/1.26.4/vendor/team-updraft/common-libs/src/updraft-rpc/class-udrpc.php
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/updraftplus/tags/1.26.4/vendor/team-updraft/common-libs/src/updraft-rpc/class-udrpc2.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3561938/updraftplus/trunk/vendor/team-updraft/common-libs/src/updraft-rpc/class-udrpc2.php
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e901c2a0-2477-4b9a-8483-6002419e0a2f?source=cve