CVE-2023-6972

Backup Migration <= 1.3.9 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion

criticalImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
1.4.0
Patched in
221d
Time to patch

Description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 via the 'content-backups' and 'content-name', 'content-manifest', or 'content-bmitmp' and 'content-identy' HTTP headers. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.3.9
PublishedDecember 22, 2023
Last updatedJuly 29, 2024
Affected pluginbackup-backup

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