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Background Control

Background Control is a WordPress component with 1 published CVE record in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Jan 15, 2025; the highest CVE/CNA score is 8.6.

Plugin slug: background-control

CVE-2025-22784: Background Control: Filesystem traversal

Background Control is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

PublishedJan 15, 2025
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Jan 15, 2025 CVE-2025-22784
Background Control: Filesystem traversal
Background Control is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
See mitigation notes
CVE8.6
NVDPending