Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2023· Updated Apr 8, 2026
CVE-2023-6972
CVE-2023-6972
Description
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 via the 'content-backups' and 'content-name', 'content-manifest', or 'content-bmitmp' and 'content-identy' HTTP headers. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files, including the wp-config.php file, which can make site takeover and remote code execution possible.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:backupbliss:backup_migration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <1.4.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/backup-heart.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/bypasser.phpnvdPatch
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3012745/backup-backupnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0a3ae696-f67d-4ed2-b307-d2f36b6f188cnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
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