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BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal

CVE-2023-5505 · backwpup

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Vulnerability: BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
Affected software: backwpup(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 4.0.1
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Directory traversal
CVE: CVE-2023-5505
Published: 16 August 2024
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow reading or writing files outside intended directories.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 98085a23-0cb6-442a-a28a-cb5c2890b60d). Methodology and redistribution notes

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