CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe pCloud WP Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information exposure, allowing authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to generate a full-site backup archive containing critical data such as database credentials and WordPress secret salts. This backup is stored in an unprotected directory, making it accessible to unauthenticated users once triggered. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize patching to mitigate the risk of data exposure.
Original NVD Description
The pCloud WP Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via the wp2pcl_ajax_process_request_inner. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract force generation of a full-site backup archive written to a publicly accessible directory, exposing wp-config.php database credentials, WordPress secret salts, and the complete PHP source tree. The resulting archive is deposited in the plugin's unprotected tmp/ directory at a predictable URL, making the extracted data accessible to unauthenticated visitors once the backup is triggered.