CVE-2023-6271 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Backup Migration WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 stores in-progress backups information in easy to find, publicly-accessible files, which may allow attackers monitoring those to leak sensitive information from the site's backups.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00386.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Backupbliss	Backup Migration

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:backupbliss:backup_migration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58515	The Backup Migration WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 stores in-progress backups information in easy to find, publicly-accessible files, which may allow attackers monitoring those to leak sensitive information from the site's backups.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-6271-backup-migration-unauth-sensitive-data-exposure-to-full-control-of-the-site-poc-exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7ac217db-f332-404b-a265-6dc86fe747b9

History

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2024-01-01T14:18:55.067Z

Updated: 2025-06-11T16:41:10.999Z

Reserved: 2023-11-23T20:55:53.895Z

Link: CVE-2023-6271

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:28:20.363Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-01T15:15:43.293

Modified: 2025-06-11T17:15:38.493

Link: CVE-2023-6271

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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