WordPress Simple-Backup 2.7.11 contains multiple vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files and download sensitive files by manipulating the delete_backup_file and download_backup_file parameters in tools.php. Attackers can exploit insufficient input validation using directory traversal techniques to access wp-config.php, database dumps, and other sensitive files, or delete critical files .htaccess to expose backup directories.
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| Description | WordPress Simple-Backup 2.7.11 contains multiple vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files and download sensitive files by manipulating the delete_backup_file and download_backup_file parameters in tools.php. Attackers can exploit insufficient input validation using directory traversal techniques to access wp-config.php, database dumps, and other sensitive files, or delete critical files .htaccess to expose backup directories. | |
| Title | WordPress Simple-Backup 2.7.11 Arbitrary File Deletion and Download | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-15T14:50:06.600Z
Reserved: 2026-06-15T11:43:52.998Z
Link: CVE-2016-20076
Updated: 2026-06-15T14:50:00.704Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-15T14:16:30.940
Modified: 2026-06-15T14:16:30.940
Link: CVE-2016-20076
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