CVE-2023-6799 (GCVE-0-2023-6799)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-04-09 18:58
Modified
2026-04-08 16:58
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values
Summary
The WP Reset – Most Advanced WordPress Reset Tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 via the use of insufficiently random snapshot names. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data including site backups by brute-forcing the snapshot filenames. Please note that the vendor does not plan to do any further hardening on this functionality.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| webfactory | WP Reset |
Version: 0 ≤ 2.0 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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