Is CVE-2023-6271 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-6271 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-6271?

CVE-2023-6271 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-6271?

CVE-2023-6271 has an EPSS score of 0.69% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6271?

Upgrade backup migration to 1.3.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-6271

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Backup Migration WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 stores in-progress backups information in easy to find, publicly-accessible files, which may allow attackers monitoring those to leak sensitive information from the site's backups.

How to fix

Remediation Available

backup migrationNVD

Affected:< 1.3.6Fixed in:1.3.6CVE-2023-6271derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.69%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-11.