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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-0842 · published 9 February 2024

CVE-2024-0842: Softaculous backuply uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Softaculous · Backuply

The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This is due to direct access of the backuply/restore_ins.php file and. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make excessive requests that result in the server running out of resources.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.96% · top 40.1% CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumptionCWE-834 · CWE-834
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.96%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.6. This is due to direct access of the backuply/restore_ins.php file and. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make excessive requests that result in the server running out of resources.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3033242/backuply/trunk/restore_ins.php Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3036756%40backuply&new=3036756%40backup
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f955d88-ab4c-4cf4-a23b-91119d412716?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3033242/backuply/trunk/restore_ins.php Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f955d88-ab4c-4cf4-a23b-91119d412716?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-0842), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.