CVE-2024-43269: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress
CVE-2024-43269 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress plugin up to version 1. 50. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user into performing unintended actions via crafted requests. The issue has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4. 3. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by the vendor as of the publication date. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43269) is a CSRF issue in the WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress plugin versions up to 1.50. It enables attackers to induce authenticated users to execute unwanted actions without their consent. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an authenticated user to perform unintended actions within the WPBackItUp plugin, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or disruptions in backup and restore operations. The impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability effects reported. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should consider restricting access to the plugin's functionalities to trusted users only and implement general CSRF protections such as verifying nonce tokens if possible. Monitor official WPBackItUp channels for updates.
CVE-2024-43269: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress
Description
CVE-2024-43269 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress plugin up to version 1. 50. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user into performing unintended actions via crafted requests. The issue has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 4. 3. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided by the vendor as of the publication date. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2024-43269) is a CSRF issue in the WPBackItUp Backup and Restore WordPress plugin versions up to 1.50. It enables attackers to induce authenticated users to execute unwanted actions without their consent. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an authenticated user to perform unintended actions within the WPBackItUp plugin, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or disruptions in backup and restore operations. The impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability effects reported. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should consider restricting access to the plugin's functionalities to trusted users only and implement general CSRF protections such as verifying nonce tokens if possible. Monitor official WPBackItUp channels for updates.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-09T09:20:56.506Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69f165cccbff5d86104b5476
Added to database: 4/29/2026, 1:58:36 AM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 3:47:13 AM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 6:41:14 AM
Views: 1
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