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Project Source Code Download <= 1.0.0 — Unauthenticated Backup Download

CVE-2022-1585Published Jul 11, 2022 · Updated Nov 13, 2026

Affected: ≤1.0.0No patch available

What to do until a fix ships

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Severity

Critical9.8

CVSS

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)

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

What does this vector mean?

AV:N Attack vector: Network
AC:L Attack complexity: Low
PR:N Privileges required: None
UI:N User interaction: None
S:U Scope: Unchanged
C:H Confidentiality: High
I:H Integrity: High
A:H Availability: High

Weakness

CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

Required access

No account needed

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

No score

CISA KEV

Not listed

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Am I affected?

WordPress project source code download project-source-code-download

Affected≤ 1.0.0
PatchedNo fix yet

You are affected if you run ≤ 1.0.0. No fixed version has been released.

Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WordPress project source code download.
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

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
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Advisory

Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Daniel Ruf.

The Project Source Code Download WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not protect its backup generation and download functionalities, which may allow any visitors on the site to download the entire site, including sensitive files like wp-config.php.

Exploits & references

Proof-of-concept & detection

No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.

Advisories & patches

Advisorywordfence.com

Timeline

Jul 11, 2022
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Nov 13, 2026
Record last updated

Sources & licenses

Wordfence record

Vulnerability data: Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
CVE® identifiers: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. 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.

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