High severity · published Apr 8, 2024
CVE-2023-7164
BackWPup < 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Backup Download
7.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 4.0.4 does not prevent Directory Listing in its temporary backup folder, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download backups of a site's database.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
BackWPup ·
before 4.0.4 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7164
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b07f37-2c6b-4846-bb28-91a1e5bf112e/
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