CVE-2007-5800 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via remote file inclusion in the BackUpWordPress plugin, requiring immediate upgrade.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-5800?

CVE-2007-5800 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in the BackUpWordPress 0.4.2b and earlier plugin for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the bkpwp_plugin_path parameter to (1) plugins/BackUp/Archive.php; and (2) Predicate.php, (3) Writer.php, (4) Reader.php, and other unspecified scripts under plugins/BackUp/Archive/.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5800?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tom Willmot Backupwordpress Plugin.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5800?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5800 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2007-5800 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-5800 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w464-9hhf-hv98.

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