Backup and Restore WordPress <= 1.45 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure
Priority MEDIUM 63Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Backup and Restore WordPress WordPress plugin through 1.45 does not protect some log files containing sensitive information such as site configuration etc, allowing unauthenticated users to access such data
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00565 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Backup and Restore WordPress | up to 1.45 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Backup and Restore WordPress VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpbackitup:backup_and_restore_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.50 | Vulnerable | WPBackItUp |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpbackitup:backup_and_restore_wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.50 Vulnerable ·WPBackItUp
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7232
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qr4g-jhmq-xw23
References
More WPBackItUp Backup And Restore Wordpress vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-28922 WordPress Backup and Restore WordPress plugin <= 1.50 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-7232 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7232 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qr4g-jhmq-xw23 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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