BackWPup <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Backup Download

Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CVE CVE-2017-2551
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published September 8, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Larry W. Cashdollar
Description

Vulnerability in Wordpress plugin BackWPup before v3.4.2 allows possible brute forcing of backup file for download.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backwpup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.4.2
Patched Version
  • 3.4.2
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