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CVE-2023-6972: The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 via the 'content-backups' and 'content-name', 'content-manifest', or 'content-bmit

critical Affects backup-backup (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.9 via the 'content-backups' and 'content-name', 'content-manifest', or 'content-bmit

Package
backup-backup (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.4.0
Fixed in
1.4.0
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (72.0th percentile)
Published
2023-12-23
Source
nvd

References

CWE-22
NVD recordbackup-backup (WordPress plugin) advisories

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