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CVE-2023-7164

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-7164 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the BackWPup WordPress plugin prior to version 4.0.4. It allows unauthenticated attackers to download database backups due to improper directory listing prevention in the temporary backup folder. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high impact on confidentiality with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While there's no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Nuclei template exists for detection, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*: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
2.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2023-7164 · Dec 10, 2025
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0226 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,455 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

wpscan.com / vulnerability/79b07f37-2c6b-4846-bb28-91a1e5bf112e
ExploitThird Party Advisory