CVE-2020-7241

HIGH EPSS 82.2%
Published Jan 20, 20206y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jan 20, 2020 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The WP Database Backup plugin through 5.5 for WordPress stores downloads by default locally in the directory wp-content/uploads/db-backup/. This might allow attackers to read ZIP archives by guessing random ID numbers, guessing date strings with a 2020_{0..1}{0..2}_{0..3}{0..9} format, guessing UNIX timestamps, and making HTTPS requests with the complete guessed URL.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
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 High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
82.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-330

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wpseedswp_database_backup* ≤5.5

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/V1n1v131r4/Exploiting-WP-Database-Backup-WordPress-Plugin/blob/master/README.md
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-database-backup/#developers
    Third Party Advisory
  • zeroauth.ltd https://zeroauth.ltd/blog/2020/01/21/analysis-on-cve-2020-7241-misrepresenting-a-security-vulnerability/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.