# CVE-2015-10134: Simple Backup <= 2.7.10 - Arbitrary File Download via Path Traversal

> Attackers can download sensitive files like wp-config.php from WordPress sites using the Simple Backup plugin due to missing validation.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rrr-pqjc-jxwv

## What is CVE-2015-10134?

CVE-2015-10134 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in mywebsiteadvisor Simple Backup, published on 19 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Simple Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Download in versions up to, and including, 2.7.10. via the download_backup_file function. This is due to a lack of capability checks and file type validation. This makes it possible for attackers to download sensitive files such as the wp-config.php file from the affected site.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-10134?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mywebsiteadvisor Simple Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-10134?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-10134 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-10134 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-10134 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Simple Backup File Read Vulnerability (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2015-10134 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-10134 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in mywebsiteadvisor Simple Backup, published on 19 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-10134 exists.

Affected product: mywebsiteadvisor Simple Backup. 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-2015-10134/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10134/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-10134
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-10134
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-10134

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-10134/
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