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CVE-2013-2742

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-04-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

importbuddy.php in the BackupBuddy plugin 1.3.4, 2.1.4, 2.2.25, 2.2.28, and 2.2.4 for WordPress does not reliably delete itself after completing a restore operation, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via subsequent requests to this script.

Affected products

• iThemes BackupBuddy: 1.3.4, 2.1.4, 2.2.4, 2.2.25, 2.2.28

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-03/0205.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120923
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-03/0205.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120923

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