CVE-2023-7002

Public Exploit

Description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 via the 'url' parameter. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 23.15% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory linuxquestions.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: migrate Backup Migration
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc49db10-988d-42bd-a9cf-9a86f4c79568?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/ajax.php#L88 exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/ajax.php#L1518 exploit
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/ajax.php#L1503 exploit
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/php-function-exec-enabled-how-big-issue-4175508082/ third party advisory patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3012745/backup-backup patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-7002?
CVE-2023-7002 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-7002?
To fix CVE-2023-7002, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-7002 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-7002 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-7002?
CVE-2023-7002 affects migrate Backup Migration.
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