Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-7204

HighPublic PoC

Published: 29 January 2024

Published
29 January 2024
Modified
11 June 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0022 44.4th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2023-7204 is a high-severity Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668) vulnerability in Wp-Staging Wp Staging. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Software (T1592.002); ranked at the 44.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The WP STAGING WordPress Backup plugin before 3.2.0 allows access to cache files during the cloning process which provides

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1592.002 Software Reconnaissance
Adversaries may gather information about the victim's host software that can be used during targeting.
T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
Why these techniques?

The vulnerability enables unauthorized remote access to cache files (clone_options.cache, files_to_copy.cache) exposing database names, tables, columns (revealing installed WordPress plugins/software via custom tables), and likely filesystem paths/files to copy, facilitating software discovery and file/directory discovery.

Affected Assets

wp-staging
wp staging
≤ 3.2.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-668

Controls whether organization resources are exposed to external system spheres by permitting or prohibiting their use.

addresses: CWE-668

The control ensures information is not released into a security sphere where the recipient lacks matching access authorizations.

addresses: CWE-668

The control ensures information resources are not exposed to the incorrect (public) sphere through review and authorization.

addresses: CWE-668

Protects against data mining that would expose resources to unauthorized spheres by enforcing detection and controls.

addresses: CWE-668

Restricts information flows to ensure resources are not exposed to incorrect or unauthorized spheres.

addresses: CWE-668

Controlling internal connections prevents exposure of resources to unintended internal spheres.

addresses: CWE-668

Knowing exact processing and storage locations helps avoid exposure of resources to incorrect spheres.

addresses: CWE-668

The control prevents exposure of the media resource to the wrong security sphere.

References