Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin <= 1.9 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2014-9012
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published July 16, 2014
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Kacper Szurek
Description

The Backup and Restore WordPress – Backup Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.9 via the 'wp-backitup\lib\includes\job_backup.php' file. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including otherwise restricted backup files.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-backitup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9
Patched Version
  • 1.9.1
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