Backup Migration 1.0.8 - 1.3.9 - Remote File Inclusion via content-dir

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2023-6971
CVSS High (8.1)
Publicly Published December 22, 2023
Last Updated July 29, 2024
Researcher Hiroho Shimada
Description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions 1.0.8 to 1.3.9 via the 'content-dir' HTTP header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution. NOTE: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the target server's php.ini is configured with 'allow_url_include' set to 'on'. This feature is deprecated as of PHP 7.4 and is disabled by default, but can still be explicitly enabled in later versions of PHP.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backup-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • 1.0.8 - 1.3.9
Patched Version
  • 1.4.0
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