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Actively Exploited in the Wild

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

WordPress DB Backup Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A broken access control vulnerability has been identified in the WordPress DB Backup plugin, affecting versions through 6.0. This vulnerability arises from missing authorization checks, allowing unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could enable an unprivileged user to execute actions with elevated privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized changes or access within the application.

Remediation

Users of the WordPress DB Backup plugin are advised to update to version 6.0 or later. For those unable to update, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch that can be applied to mitigate this vulnerability.

Added: Aug 14, 2025, 1:25 PM
Updated: Aug 14, 2025, 1:25 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
5.2
impact
5.0
exploitability
7.1
remediation
5.6
relevance
0.4
threat
8.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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