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CVE-2017-2551

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2551 describes a vulnerability in the BackWPup WordPress plugin prior to version 3.4.2, allowing for the brute-forcing of backup file downloads. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact by unauthorized access to sensitive backup data. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
< 3.4.1CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0167 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wordpress.org / plugins/backwpup
ProductRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
vapidlabs.com / advisory.php
ExploitThird Party Advisory