CVE-2023-6266

CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)

Details

Published Jan 11, 2024
Updated: Jan 17, 2024
CWE ID 552

Summary

CVE-2023-6266 is a vulnerability affecting the Backup Migration plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the insufficient path and file validation of the 'BMI_BACKUP' case in the handle_downloading function, available in all versions up to 1.3.6. This weakness enables unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access to backup files, potentially exposing sensitive information like user passwords, PII, database credentials, and other valuable data. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to WordPress websites using the Backup Migration plugin and requires an immediate update to the latest version to mitigate the threat.

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