9.8

CVE-2013-2741: ithemes backupbuddy Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 02-04-2013Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2741 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in ithemes backupbuddy. EPSS estimates a 2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded. Fixed in 3.0.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
2.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 02-04-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 require that authentication be enabled, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, or overwrite or delete files, via vectors involving a (1) direct request, (2) step=1 request, (3) step=2 or step=3 request, or (4) step=7 request.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.56% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ithemes1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • backupbuddy< 3.0

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links