What is CVE-2023-7165?

CVE-2023-7165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbackup, classified under CWE-200 INFORMATION EXPOSURE. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-7165?

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

Is CVE-2023-7165 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Jetbackup

CVE-2023-7165

The JetBackup WordPress plugin before 2.0.9.9 doesn't use index files to prevent public directory listing of sensitive directories in certain configurations, which allows malicious actors to leak backup files.

Published 2024-02-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jetbackup
Jetbackup — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad1ef4c5-60c1-4729-81dd-f626aa0ce3fe/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-7165?: CVE-2023-7165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jetbackup, classified under CWE-200 INFORMATION EXPOSURE. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-7165?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-7165 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.