Backup Migration <= 1.2.8 - Sensitive Information Exposure

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
CVE Not available
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published May 10, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Wadeek
Description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 1.2.8 via config and log files in the wp-content/backup-migration/ folder. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data in certain configurations, including the site administrator's email address and the locations of site backups as well as the backups themselves.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backup-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.8
Patched Version
  • 1.2.9
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