WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2021-39327 Modified

BulletProof Security: Sensitive information exposure

BulletProof Security is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
BulletProof Security
Plugin slug
bulletproof-security
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 17, 2021
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-459 — Incomplete Cleanup

This CVE was published Sep 17, 2021 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update BulletProof Security 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 BulletProof Security WordPress plugin is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure due to a file path disclosure in the publicly accessible ~/db_backup_log.txt file which grants attackers the full path of the site, in addition to the path of database backup files. This affects versions up to, and including, 5.1.

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

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

References

Primary and upstream sources