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WordPress BackupBuddy Plugin 8.5.8.0-8.7.4.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal

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Known to be exploited Active attempts logged
7.5
High severity CVSS 3.1 score

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Solution

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Update the WordPress BackupBuddy plugin to the latest available version (at least 8.7.5.0).

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Lew Ayotte & Timothy Jacobs discovered and reported this Directory Traversal vulnerability in WordPress BackupBuddy Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to see all files in a given directory or determine if certain files/directories exist in given folder. This can be used to exploit other weaknesses in the system This vulnerability has been fixed in version 8.7.5.0.

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