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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-31474

ithemes backupbuddy Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Jan 12, 2023 · catalog updated Jan 12, 2023 · ithemes backupbuddy Improper Limitation

Patch now

CVE-2022-31474 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ithemes backupbuddy Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ithemes backupbuddy Improper Limitation).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
63.76%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor ithemes backupbuddy

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.

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How to fix CVE-2022-31474

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-31474 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ithemes backupbuddy Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 63.76%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 12, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jan 12, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-31474

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-31474

    30-day exploitation probability 63.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.