CVE

CVE-2023-7164

7.5

CVSShigh

Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.

Description

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.

Attack Vector

Network

Privileges Req.

None

User Interaction

None

backwpup

Updated Nov 10, 2026View on NVD →

S4E scanner

highMisconfiguration~10 seconds

WordPress BackWPup < 4.0.4 - Backup File Disclosure

BackWPup WordPress plugin References: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/79b07f37-2c6b-4846-bb28-91a1e5bf112e/ https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-7164/ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7164 Remediation: Update to version 4.0.4 or later.

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CVE history: backwpup

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