CVE-2023-7002

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

30.57% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 98.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-12-23 01:59Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-04-08 17:23Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-12-20

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.2)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c598b8a8517b235d889931b9d3315c113e5737985656ed09d4541e609105e6e8

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc49db10-988d-42bd-a9cf-9a86f4c79568?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/ajax.php#L88
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/ajax.php#L1518
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.3.9/includes/ajax.php#L1503
• www.linuxquestions.orghttps://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-security-4/php-function-exec-enabled-how-big-issue-4175508082/
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3012745/backup-backup