CVE-2011-4342

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

CVE-2011-4342 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Backwpup, published October 8, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?

Severity: 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance: 10.7%EPSS, 95th percentile
Exploitation: None known1 public exploit
Fixed in: No fix listedNo source names one

Description

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the wpabs parameter.

Exploit likelihood

10.7%Down 3.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

backwpup

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WordPress Plugin BackWPup - Remote Code Execution / Local Code Execution	2011-03-28

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the wpabs parameter.

Record: CVE-2011-4342
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the wpabs parameter.

Record: CVE-2011-4342
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-4274No score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the wpabs parameter.

Record: EUVD-2011-4274
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pqvq-cgx4-49hvNo score

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2...

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in wp_xml_export.php in the BackWPup plugin before 1.7.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the wpabs parameter.

Record: GHSA-pqvq-cgx4-49hv
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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