Information Disclosure Vulnerability in BackupWordPress Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2022-4931

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
BackupWordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 March 2023

What is CVE-2022-4931?

The BackupWordPress plugin for WordPress is susceptible to an information disclosure vulnerability due to inadequate authorization checks within the heartbeat_received() function. This function, which activates during the WordPress heartbeat process, allows authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions and higher to access sensitive backup paths. These paths can be exploited to download backups, potentially compromising sensitive data.

Affected Version(s)

BackUpWordPress 3.12

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Ramuel Gall
.
The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.