CVE-2022-31474

Backupbuddy vulnerability

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

63.8%

EPSS pct

99th

Exploited

No known

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in iThemes BackupBuddy allows Path Traversal.This issue affects BackupBuddy: from 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1.

Affected vendor

Ithemes

Affected product

Backupbuddy

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Published

2023-03-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 63.8% reflects a high probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-31474

Confirm whether Ithemes Backupbuddy is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-31474.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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