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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2014-10076

High
7.5/10

Summary

The wp-db-backup plugin 2.2.4 for WordPress relies on a five-character string for access control, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read backup archives via a brute-force attack.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published