CVE-2023-5505
BackWPup for WordPress Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 via the job-specific backup folder. This allows authenticated attackers to store backups in arbitrary folders on the server provided they can be written to by the server. Additionally, default settings will place an index.php and a .htaccess file into the chosen directory (unless already present) when the first backup job is run that are intended to prevent directory listing and file access. This means that an attacker could set the backup directory to the root of another site in a shared environment and thus disable that site.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 17, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 28, 2025, 10:37 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
2.3
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 28, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions from (excluding) 4.0.2 Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98085a23-0cb6-442a-a28a-cb5c2890b60d?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-page-editjob.php?rev=2818974#L29 Types: Product Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2980789%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&old=2954541%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Types: Product Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3000176/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-destination-folder.php Types: Patch Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000176%40backwpup&new=3000176%40backwpup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Types: Patch -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 via the job-specific backup folder. This allows authenticated attackers to store backups in arbitrary folders on the server provided they can be written to by the server. Additionally, default settings will place an index.php and a .htaccess file into the chosen directory (unless already present) when the first backup job is run that are intended to prevent directory listing and file access. This means that an attacker could set the backup directory to the root of another site in a shared environment and thus disable that site. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98085a23-0cb6-442a-a28a-cb5c2890b60d?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-page-editjob.php?rev=2818974#L29 [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2980789%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&old=2954541%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3000176/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-destination-folder.php [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000176%40backwpup&new=3000176%40backwpup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-22 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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