CVE-2024-13807: Xagio SEO <= 7.1.0.5 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Unprotected Back-Up Files

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Xagio SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 7.1.0.5 via the backup functionality due to weak filename structure and lack of protection in the directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data from backups which can include the entire database and site's files.

Affected products

Xagio SEO – AI Powered SEO: through 7.1.0.5

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xagio-seo/tags/7.0.0.19/modules/backups/models/xagio_backups.php#L1882
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3292024/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9d7b7f4b-6acb-4ccb-8f2e-951012996ac7?source=cve

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