Check Point Advisories

WordPress Time Capsule Plugin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-8856)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-1231
Date Published:	16 Jan 2025
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Thursday 16 January, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-8856
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Time Capsule plugin up to 1.22.21
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in WordPress Time Capsule plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Time Capsule Plugin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-8856) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Time Capsule Plugin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-8856)