vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: backupwordpress: CVE-2022-4931: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 23, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | May 5, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
May 5, 2026
Description
The BackupWordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in versions up to, and including 3.12. This is due to missing authorization on the heartbeat_received() function that triggers on WordPress heartbeat. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above to retrieve back-up paths that can subsequently be used to download the back-up.
Solution
backupwordpress-plugin-cve-2022-4931
References
Rapid7 Labs
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