CVE-2013-2741

high

Published 2013-04-02 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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VIR risk

7.5

Description

importbuddy.php in the BackupBuddy plugin 1.3.4, 2.1.4, 2.2.25, 2.2.28, and 2.2.4 for WordPress does not require that authentication be enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, or overwrite or delete files, via vectors involving a (1) direct request, (2) step=1 request, (3) step=2 or step=3 request, or (4) step=7 request.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
ithemes	backupbuddy	`1.3.4`
ithemes	backupbuddy	`2.1.4`
ithemes	backupbuddy	`2.2.4`
ithemes	backupbuddy	`2.2.25`
ithemes	backupbuddy	`2.2.28`
wordpress	wordpress	`-`

References

CWEs

CWE-287

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.