CVE-2017-2551 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Vulnerability in Wordpress plugin BackWPup before v3.4.2 allows possible brute forcing of backup file for download.

Published: 2017-09-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Inpsyde

backwpup

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.4.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11734	Vulnerability in Wordpress plugin BackWPup before v3.4.2 allows possible brute forcing of backup file for download.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00583.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=201
https://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/#developers

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Inpsyde Backwpup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: larry_cashdollar

Published: 2017-09-27T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T13:55:06.091Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-2551

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-28T01:29:02.827

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-2551

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-552

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