Critical severity · published Sep 17, 2024
CVE-2024-8767
Sensitive data disclosure and manipulation due to unnecessary privileges assignment
9.9
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sensitive data disclosure and manipulation due to unnecessary privileges assignment. The following products are affected: Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM (Linux) before build 619, Acronis Backup extension for Plesk (Linux) before build 555, Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin (Linux) before build 147.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AB
Acronis Backup extension for Plesk · Acronis
before 555 · source: vendor
AB
Acronis Backup plugin for DirectAdmin · Acronis
before 147 · source: vendor
AB
Acronis Backup plugin for cPanel & WHM · Acronis
before 619 · source: vendor
BE
Backup Extension For Plesk · Acronis
before 555 · source: CISA
BP
Backup Plugin For Cpanel \& Whm · Acronis
before 619 · source: CISA
BP
Backup Plugin For Directadmin · Acronis
before 147 · source: CISA
Affected product
AB
Acronis Backup extension for Plesk
Acronis
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8767
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8767
security-advisory.acronis.com
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-4976
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