WP Database Backup <= 5.5 - Unauthenticated Information Disclosure

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2020-7241
CVSS High (7.5)
Publicly Published February 6, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher V1n1v131r4
Description

The WP Database Backup plugin through 5.5 for WordPress stores downloads by default locally in the directory wp-content/uploads/db-backup/. This might allow attackers to read ZIP archives by guessing random ID numbers, guessing date strings with a 2020_{0..1}{0..2}_{0..3}{0..9} format, guessing UNIX timestamps, and making HTTPS requests with the complete guessed URL.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-database-backup (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.5
Patched Version
  • 5.5.1
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