CVE-2025-50031
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the DB Backup WordPress plugin that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access controls. Attackers could potentially access backup functionality without proper authentication. This affects all WordPress sites running DB Backup plugin versions up to 6.0.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress DB Backup plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Unauthenticated attackers could access, download, or delete database backups containing sensitive information, potentially leading to data theft, data loss, or further system compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers with some access could escalate privileges to access backup functionality they shouldn't have, potentially exposing sensitive database information.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication requirements, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting backup access to authorized administrators only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress plugin structure and access control mechanisms, but no authentication is needed to exploit the missing authorization.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 6.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/db-backup/vulnerability/wordpress-db-backup-6-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'DB Backup' plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable plugin
allTemporarily disable the DB Backup plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate db-backup
Restrict access via .htaccess
ApacheAdd access restrictions to plugin directory
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 127.0.0.1
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network-level access controls to restrict access to WordPress admin areas
- Enable WordPress security plugins that add additional authentication layers
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → DB Backup version. If version is 6.0 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get db-backup --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version is higher than 6.0 and test backup functionality requires proper authentication.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to /wp-content/plugins/db-backup/
- Unexpected backup file downloads
- Failed authentication attempts to backup endpoints
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to DB Backup plugin endpoints without authentication headers
- Unusual traffic patterns to backup-related URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/db-backup/" OR plugin="db-backup") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403) AND NOT user_agent="WordPress"