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CVE-2016-20076

HIGH Exploitation: PoC
7.5
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2016-20076
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Reserved
2026-06-15 11:43 UTC
Published
2026-06-15 12:00 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-15 14:50 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory …
Vendor / Product
ChrisHurst / Simple Backup
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.5 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
PoC
Automatable
yes
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
ChrisHurst Simple Backup — 2.7.11
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-22 cna Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS scores (2)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
8.7 HIGH 4.0 cna CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.5 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References (2)
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