CVE - CVE-2023-5505

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-5505	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.0.1 via the job-specific backup folder. This allows authenticated attackers to store backups in arbitrary folders on the server provided they can be written to by the server. Additionally, default settings will place an index.php and a .htaccess file into the chosen directory (unless already present) when the first backup job is run that are intended to prevent directory listing and file access. This means that an attacker could set the backup directory to the root of another site in a shared environment and thus disable that site.
References
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MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-page-editjob.php?rev=2818974#L29 URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-page-editjob.php?rev=2818974#L29 MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3000176/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-destination-folder.php URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3000176/backwpup/trunk/inc/class-destination-folder.php MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2980789%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&old=2954541%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2980789%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&old=2954541%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= MISC:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000176%40backwpup&new=3000176%40backwpup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= URL:https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3000176%40backwpup&new=3000176%40backwpup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= MISC:https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98085a23-0cb6-442a-a28a-cb5c2890b60d?source=cve URL:https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98085a23-0cb6-442a-a28a-cb5c2890b60d?source=cve
Assigning CNA
Wordfence
Date Record Created
20231010	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20231010)
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