CVE-2023-6972 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2023-6972 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/12/2023 | CVE Updated: 02/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2023
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: migrate | Product: Backup Migration
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2023-6972 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.5 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ( Path Traversal )
Source: migrate

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).