CVE-2023-5505 is a Directory Traversal vulnerability affecting the BackWPup plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 4.0.1. Authenticated attackers can exploit this to store backup files in arbitrary server directories, potentially disabling other websites in shared hosting environments by overwriting their root index.php and .htaccess files. The CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium) indicates a high impact on availability with low attack complexity, requiring high privileges. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub 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 records are not available for this CVE.