7.5

CVE-2024-0842: softaculous backuply Excessive Iteration

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 09-02-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-0842 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Excessive Iteration vulnerability in softaculous backuply. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.2.7.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.96% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Softaculous2 products
Wordpress1 product
  • backuply≤ 1.2.6 (fixed in 1.2.7)

2 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links