WordPress plugin
BackupBuddy < 3.0 — Authentication Bypass
CVE-2013-2743Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <3.0Update to 3.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
BackupBuddy backupbuddy
- Affected< 3.0
- Patched in3.0
Update to 3.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 3.0. Version 3.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under BackupBuddy.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 3.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch BackupBuddy to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Rob Armstrong.
importbuddy.php in the BackupBuddy plugin 1.3.4, 2.1.4, 2.2.25, 2.2.28, and 2.2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted integer in the step parameter.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in BackupBuddy
All 6| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤8.8.2Update to 8.8.3 | CVE-2022-4897 | |
| High7.5 | 8.7.4.1 - Arbitrary File Download 8.5.8.0 – 8.7.4.1Update to 8.7.5 | CVE-2022-31474 | |
| Medium5.3 | Sensitive Information Disclosure <3.0Update to 3.0 | CVE-2013-2744 | |
| Critical9.8 | Authentication Bypass <3.0Update to 3.0 | CVE-2013-2741 | |
| Critical9.8 | Authentication Bypass <3.0Update to 3.0 | CVE-2013-2742 |
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤8.8.2Update to 8.8.3
- High7.58.7.4.1 - Arbitrary File Download
8.5.8.0 – 8.7.4.1Update to 8.7.5
- Medium5.3Sensitive Information Disclosure
<3.0Update to 3.0
- Critical9.8Authentication Bypass
<3.0Update to 3.0
- Critical9.8Authentication Bypass
<3.0Update to 3.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.