# CVE-2023-53907: Bludit < 3.13.0 Authenticated Arbitrary File Download via Backup Plugin

> Authenticated attackers can exploit directory traversal in the Bludit Backup Plugin to read arbitrary sensitive system files.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3xc-px9v-223r

## What is CVE-2023-53907?

CVE-2023-53907 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bludit Backup Plugin, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Bludit versions before 3.13.0 contain an authenticated file download vulnerability in the Backup Plugin that allows logged-in users to access arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit the plugin's download functionality by manipulating file path parameters to read sensitive system files through directory traversal.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53907?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bludit Bludit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53907?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-53907 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-53907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Bludit Backup Plugin

- [CVE-2020-18879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18879/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-20495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20495/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-18190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18190/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-24550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24550/): Bludit - Remote Code Execution (RCE) through File API (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2024-24551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24551/): Bludit - Remote Code Execution (RCE) through Image API (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53907 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53907 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Bludit Backup Plugin, published on 17 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Bludit Backup Plugin. 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-2023-53907/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53907/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53907
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53907
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53907

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53907/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.