Check Point Advisories

WordPress Backup Migration Plugin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-6553)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2023-1400
Date Published: 18 Dec 2023
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Wednesday 08 May, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2023-6553
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WordPress Backup Migration plugin up to and including 1.3.7
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in WordPress Backup Migration plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Backup Migration Plugin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-6553) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information:  WordPress Backup Migration Plugin Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-6553)

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