CVE

CVE-2024-8856

9.8

CVSScritical

Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

Description

The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the the UploadHandler.php file and no direct file access prevention in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.21. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req.

None

User Interaction

None

backup and staging by wp time capsulebackup_and_staging_by_wp_time_capsule

Updated Sep 18, 2026View on NVD →

S4E scanner

criticalProduct Based Web Vulnerabilities~10 seconds

CVE-2024-8856 Scanner

CVE-2024-8856 Scanner - Remote Code Execution vulnerability in WP Time Capsule Plugin

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CVE history: backup and staging by wp time capsule

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