QID 730806

Date Published: 2023-05-22

QID 730806: WordPress Plugin Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

WP Time Capsule was created to ensure peace of mind with WP updates and put the fun back into WordPress.

CVE-2020-8771: Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule prior to 1.21.16 is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass vulnerability.

Affected Versions:
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule WordPress plugin prior to 1.21.16

QID Detection Logic(Unauthenticated):
This unauthenticated detection depends on the BlindElephant engine to detect the vulnerable version of the Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule WordPress plugin.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to login as an administrator on the site due to logical mistakes in the code.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to install Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin version 1.21.16 or later version to remediate this vulnerability.

Vendor References

Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule Release Notes - wordpress.org/plugins/wp-time-capsule/#developers

CVEs related to QID 730806

CVE-2020-8771 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule			wordpress.org/plugins/wp-time-capsule/#developers

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