What is CVE-2016-20076?

CVE-2016-20076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chrishurst Simple Backup, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-20076?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Chrishurst Simple Backup

CVE-2016-20076

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 tool…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Chrishurst Simple Backup — versions 2.7.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-20076?: CVE-2016-20076 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chrishurst Simple Backup, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-20076?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.