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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-4342 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.40%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 8 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +6.88% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17056 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-03-28 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 3.52% | 10.40% | +6.88% |
| 2 | 2026-06-09 | 4.00% | 3.52% | -0.48% |
| 3 | 2026-03-10 | — | 4.00% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |