Backup Migration <= 1.3.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) OS Command Injection via url

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVE CVE-2023-7002
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published December 22, 2023
Last Updated July 29, 2024
Researcher Françoa Taffarel
Description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 via the 'url' parameter. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system.

References

1 affected software package

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