VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-6971

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability6.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-12-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions 1.0.8 to 1.3.9 via the 'content-dir' HTTP header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution. NOTE: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the target server's php.ini is configured with 'allow_url_include' set to 'on'. This feature is deprecated as of PHP 7.4 and is disabled by default, but can still be explicitly enabled in later versions of PHP.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Primary references