Is CVE-2024-0842 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-0842 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-0842?

CVE-2024-0842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-0842?

CVE-2024-0842 has an EPSS score of 0.96% (57th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0842?

Upgrade backuply to 1.2.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-0842

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion CWE-834

How to fix

Remediation Available

backuplyNVD

Affected:< 1.2.6Fixed in:1.2.6CVE-2024-0842derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.96%probability of exploitation in 30 days

57thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 57% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Other references1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-08.