# CVE-2013-2741: Missing authorization in n/a

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can access sensitive information or modify files in the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin due to missing authentication checks.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-443f-w88g-369p

## What is CVE-2013-2741?

CVE-2013-2741 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2741?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ithemes Backupbuddy.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-2741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-2741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-31474](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31474/): WordPress BackupBuddy Plugin 8.5.8.0-8.7.4.1 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-2742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2742/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-2743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2743/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-4897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4897/): BackupBuddy < 8.8.3 - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2013-2744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2744/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-2741 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2741/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.