CVE-2023-7164 json
BackWPup < 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Backup Download
published 2024-04-08 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-59345
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 4.0.4 does not prevent Directory Listing in its temporary backup folder, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download backups of a site's database.
Patch / fix
- Unknown BackWPup 4.0.4
- inpsyde backwpup 4.0.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress BackWPup < 4.0.4 - Backup File Disclosure nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b07f37-2c6b-4846-bb28-91a1e5bf112e/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown BackWPup
- inpsyde backwpup
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/79b07f37-2c6b-4846-bb28-91a1e5bf112e/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-7164
- NVD CVE-2023-7164
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.