CVE-2016-20076

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20076. PoCs published by PizzaHatHacker.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed technical writeup describing two vulnerabilities in the WordPress plugin 'simple-backup' version 2.7.11: arbitrary file deletion and file download due to insufficient input validation and lack of authentication checks.

WordPress Simple-Backup 2.7.11 contains multiple vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files and download sensitive files by manipulating the delete_backup_file and download_backup_file parameters in tools.php. Attackers can exploit insufficient input validation using directory traversal techniques to access wp-config.php, database dumps, and other sensitive files, or delete critical files .htaccess to expose backup directories.