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CVE-2022-31474

WordPress BackupBuddy Plugin 8.5.8.0-8.7.4.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in iThemes BackupBuddy allows Path Traversal.This issue affects BackupBuddy: from 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1.

The BackupBuddy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthenticated arbitrary file downloads via the 'local-download' found in the backupbuddy_local_download() function in versions 8.5.8.0 to 8.7.4.1. This is due to a missing capability check and nonce check on the affected function that is called via an admin_init hook along with insufficient file path validation on the supplied download file. This makes is possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the complete path to a file, or use directory traversal techniques, to read any file hosted on the server. This includes sensitive files such as /etc/passwd and /wp-config.php.

WordPress BackupBuddy plugin versions 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1 suffer from an arbitrary file read and download vulnerability.

*Credits: Lew Ayotte & Timothy Jacobs (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-08-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-09-06 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-126: Path Traversal
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ithemes
Search vendor "Ithemes"
 Backupbuddy
Search vendor "Ithemes" for product "Backupbuddy"
 >= 8.5.8.0 < 8.7.5.0
Search vendor "Ithemes" for product "Backupbuddy" and version " >= 8.5.8.0 < 8.7.5.0"
wordpress
Affected