CVE-2024-13910

High

Published: 01 March 2025

Published

01 March 2025

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0568 90.5th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-13910 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 9.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

prevent

Directly addresses the root cause of insufficient file path validation by requiring validation of inputs to prevent path traversal enabling arbitrary file deletion.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Mandates timely flaw remediation, such as patching the plugin to version 2.36 or later, which fixes the vulnerable database_backup_ajax_delete function.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

prevent

Enforces least privilege to restrict administrator access, limiting the ability to exploit the vulnerability even for high-privilege users.

NVD Description

The Database Backup and check Tables Automated With Scheduler 2024 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'database_backup_ajax_delete' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.35. This makes it…

possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.36.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2024-13910 is an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in the Database Backup and check Tables Automated With Scheduler 2024 plugin for WordPress, stemming from insufficient file path validation in the database_backup_ajax_delete function. It affects all versions up to and including 2.35 and is rated 7.2 on the CVSS v3.1 scale (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), mapped to CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory).

Authenticated attackers with Administrator-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity. By sending a crafted request to the vulnerable AJAX handler, they can delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to remote code execution—for instance, by targeting critical files like wp-config.php.

The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.36 of the plugin. Relevant mitigation details appear in WordPress plugin trac changesets 3247917 and 3248708, which address the file path validation issue, as well as the source code at line 267 of database-backup.php. Security practitioners should update to 2.36 or later and review the Wordfence threat intelligence advisory for additional context.