9.8

CVE-2013-2743: ithemes backupbuddy Improper Authentication

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 02-04-2013Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-2743 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. 16-09-2024
    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 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted integer in the step parameter.

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 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
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