CVE-2023-7165 | JetBackup < 2.0.9.9 - Directory Listing Exposing Backups

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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 update: 2025-05-01 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-7165 is rated High Exploit Risk (78.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 31.58%, 97th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-7165

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-7165

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 2026-04-21 31.99% 31.58% -0.41%
2 2026-04-10 0.53% 31.99% +31.47%
3 2026-04-09 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-7165

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-7165

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-7165

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jetbackup jetbackup < 2.0.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:jetbackup:jetbackup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-7165

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