Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-530

Allowed

Exposure of Backup File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Abstraction: Variant · Status: Incomplete

A backup file is stored in a directory or archive that is made accessible to unauthorized actors.

13 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

CVE-2023-5297 (GCVE-0-2023-5297)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-29 21:31 – Updated: 2024-09-20 16:53
VLAI
Title
Xinhu RockOA start backup
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Xinhu RockOA 2.3.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function start of the file task.php?m=sys|runt&a=beifen. The manipulation leads to exposure of backup file to an unauthorized control sphere. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-240927.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-20 16:52 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-530 - Exposure of Backup File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Assigner
VulDB CNA
References
URL Tags
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https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.240927 signaturepermissions-required
https://github.com/magicwave18/vuldb/issues/2 exploitissue-tracking
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Xinhu RockOA Affected: 2.3.2
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CVE-2020-36899 (GCVE-0-2020-36899)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-10 21:03 – Updated: 2025-12-11 18:52
VLAI
Title
QiHang Media Web Digital Signage 3.0.9 Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Disclosure
Summary
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SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-11 15:53 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-530 - Exposure of Backup File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA
Date Public
2020-08-12 00:00
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CVE-2014-125136 (GCVE-0-2014-125136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-28 02:03 – Updated: 2026-10-28 16:12
VLAI
Title
C97net qEngine CMS through 6.0.0, Kemana Directory through 1.5.6, Cart Engine through 3.0.0 Database Backup Exposure via /admin/backup
Summary
C97net qEngine CMS through 6.0.0, Kemana Directory through 1.5.6, and Cart Engine through 3.0.0 contain an information disclosure vulnerability that exposes database backups in the web-accessible /admin/backup directory. Unauthenticated attackers can list the directory or guess date-based names like 'Full Backup YYYYMMDD.sql' to download dumps containing user records and administrator password hashes.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-28 15:57 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-530 - Exposure of Backup File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Assigner
VulnCheck CNA
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
C97net qEngine CMS Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.0.0 (custom)
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C97net Kemana Directory Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.5.6 (custom)
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C97net Cart Engine Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.0.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2014-03-25 00:00
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    "assignerShortName": "VulnCheck",
    "cveId": "CVE-2014-125136",
    "datePublished": "2026-10-28T02:03:12.414Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-10-27T21:50:43.766Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-10-28T16:12:26.616Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Mitigation
Policy

Recommendations include implementing a security policy within your organization that prohibits backing up web application source code in the webroot.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.