CVE-2013-2742

high
Published 2013-04-02 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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 reliably delete itself after completing a restore operation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via subsequent requests to this script.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ithemesbackupbuddy1.3.4
ithemesbackupbuddy2.1.4
ithemesbackupbuddy2.2.4
ithemesbackupbuddy2.2.25
ithemesbackupbuddy2.2.28
wordpress wordpresswordpress-

References

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Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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