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CVE-2022-31474

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-09-07 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-03-13
  • Fixed in8.7.5.0
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in iThemes BackupBuddy allows Path Traversal.This issue affects BackupBuddy: from 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-09-0707:56Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  2. 2022-09-0707:56Exploitation first reportedGCVE
  3. 2023-03-1314:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Ithemes backupbuddy
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.x≥ 8.5.8.0, < 8.7.5.08.7.5.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Patchstack, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • iThemes BackupBuddyother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ 8.5.8.0, ≤ 8.7.4.1fixed in 8.7.5.0custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-28

Fix

  1. Update Ithemes backupbuddy to 8.7.5.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-03-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mvpf-v9m4-52gp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-31474?

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in iThemes BackupBuddy allows Path Traversal.This issue affects BackupBuddy: from 8.5.8.0 through 8.7.4.1.

Is CVE-2022-31474 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-31474 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 63.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-31474?

CVE-2022-31474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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