CVE-2020-7241 - The WP Database Backup plugin through 5.5 for WordPress stores downloads by default locally in the directory wp-content/uploads/db-backup/

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HIGH

The WP Database Backup plugin through 5.5 for WordPress stores downloads by default locally in the directory wp-content/uploads/db-backup/

Published Jan 20, 2020

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 2.43%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-330

Insufficient Randomness

References (3)

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

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