CVE-2023-6971

Published Dec 23, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 6.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions 1.0.8 to 1.3.9 via the 'content-dir' HTTP header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution. NOTE: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the target server's php.ini is configured with 'allow_url_include' set to 'on'. This feature is deprecated as of PHP 7.4 and is disabled by default, but can still be explicitly enabled in later versions of PHP.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-59167 The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions 1.0.8 to 1.3.9 via the 'content-dir' HTTP header. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution. NOTE: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the target server's php.ini is configured with 'allow_url_include' set to 'on'. This feature is deprecated as of PHP 7.4 and is disabled by default, but can still be explicitly enabled in later versions of PHP.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 8:50 AM
Reserved
Dec 19, 2023, 10:32 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 23, 2023, 2:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM