CVE-2023-6266

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to insufficient path and file validation on the BMI_BACKUP case of the handle_downloading function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download back-up files which can contain sensitive information such as user passwords, PII, database credentials, and much more.

CVSS v3.1

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1

7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 80th percentile

Nuclei

high · CWE-552

Published

2024-01-11

Updated

2026-04-08

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-6266.yaml

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-6265
• CVE-2023-6268
• CVE-2023-6257
• CVE-2023-6269
• CVE-2023-6253
• CVE-2023-6271