# CVE-2023-7236: Backup Bolt <= 1.3.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure

> Unauthenticated attackers can access debug logs in Backup Bolt, potentially exposing sensitive system error information.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-546c-jgxm-3c33

## What is CVE-2023-7236?

CVE-2023-7236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Backup Bolt, published on 18 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Backup Bolt WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 is vulnerable to Information Exposure via the unprotected access of debug logs. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the debug log which may contain information like system errors which could contain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7236?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Backupbolt Backup Bolt.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7236 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Backup Bolt, published on 18 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Backup Bolt. 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-2023-7236/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7236/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7236
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7236
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7236

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7236/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.