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WordPress WP Database Backup Plugin <= 5.5 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Web application abuses

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

None Solution Available

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The WordPress plugin WP Database Backup is prone to an information disclosure vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Downloads are by default stored locally in the directory wp-content/uploads/db-backup/. This might allow attackers to ready ZIP archives by guessing random ID numbers, guessing data strings with a 2020_{0..1}{0..2}_{0..3}{0..9} format, guessing UNIX timestamps and making HTTPS requests with the complete guesses URL.

Affected Software

Affected Software

WordPress WP Database Backup plugin through version 5.5.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

No known solution is available as of 24th January, 2020. Information regarding this issue will be updated once solution details are available.

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