WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2023-6971 Modified

Backup Migration: A security weakness

Backup Migration is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Backup Migration
Plugin slug
backup-backup
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 23, 2023
Weakness
CWE-829 — Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

This CVE was published Dec 23, 2023 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Backup Migration to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions 1.0.8 to 1.3.9 via the 'content-dir' HTTP header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution. NOTE: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the target server's php.ini is configured with 'allow_url_include' set to 'on'. This feature is deprecated as of PHP 7.4 and is disabled by default, but can still be explicitly enabled in later versions of PHP.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Primary and upstream sources