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CVE-2023-6266

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-6266 affects the Backup Migration plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 1.3.6. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive backup files due to insufficient path and file validation. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a critical risk where attackers can easily gain access to user passwords, PII, and database credentials without requiring any privileges or user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Nuclei template exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this flaw.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:backupbliss:backup_migration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2023-6266 · Dec 13, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0207 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.5/includes/initializer.php
Issue Tracking
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.5/includes/initializer.php
Issue Tracking
plugins.trac.wordpress.org / browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.7/includes/initializer.php
Issue Tracking
wordfence.com / threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08801f53-3c57-41a3-a637-4b52637cc612
Third Party Advisory