Is CVE-2024-9461 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-9461 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-9461?

CVE-2024-9461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-9461?

CVE-2024-9461 has an EPSS score of 1.01% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-9461?

Upgrade total upkeep to 1.16.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-9461

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.6 via the cron_interval parameter. This is due to missing input validation and sanitization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

total upkeepNVD

Affected:< 1.16.7Fixed in:1.16.7CVE-2024-9461derived 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 RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Product1

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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CVE-2021-1498	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
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CVE-2022-44877	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8515	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
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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 2025-05-22.