PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the wpabs parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10685 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 7 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4342
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqvq-cgx4-49hv
References
Exploit 7
- 71481
- 17056
- http://www.senseofsecurity.com.au/advisories/SOS-11-003.pdf
- 20110328 Wordpress plugin BackWPup Remote and Local Code Execution Vulnerability - SOS-11-003
- [oss-security] 20111122 RE: Fwd: Wordpress plugin BackWPup Remote and Local Code Execution Vulnerability - SOS-11-003
- [oss-security] 20111122 Fwd: Wordpress plugin BackWPup Remote and Local Code Execution Vulnerability - SOS-11-003
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/99799/SOS-11-003.txt
More Backwpup vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04485 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the BackWPup plugin before 1.4.1 for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2011-4342 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4342 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pqvq-cgx4-49hv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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