CVE-2023-6553: Worpress Backup Migration <= 1.3.7 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

HoneyLabs honeypots recorded 2 probes matching CVE-2023-6553 from 2 distinct source IP addresses in the last 7 days, of which 1 on interactive sensors. Severity is rated critical.

One source probed for CVE-2023-6553 on the interactive sensors. It did not send the exploit payload.

What the sensors show

Probes arrived on 2 of the 7 days in this window. The busiest day was 2026-11-07, with 1. One address, 142.91.99.247, sent 50% of them. The largest source network was AS203861 (Miteflux Technologies Ltd), with 50% of the probes from 1 address. Over the last 90 days the sensors recorded 4 probes for it. Every probing client that negotiated TLS presented one JA4 fingerprint, t13i9013h1_c6771aded2ed_0605f505085f.

Request paths that identify it

  • /wp-content/plugins/backup-backup/includes/backup-heart.php

Addresses probing it

Source IPProbesNetworkCountry
142.91.99.2471LEASEWEB SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.Singapore
31.59.160.241Miteflux Technologies LtdSweden

Networks it comes from

ASNOrganisationProbesSource IPs
AS203861Miteflux Technologies Ltd11
AS59253LEASEWEB SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.11

Where it comes from

CountryProbes
Sweden1
Singapore1

Captured requests

  • /wp-content/plugins/backup-backup/includes/backup-heart.php

Requests the interactive sensors answered

  • POST /wp-content/plugins/backup-backup/includes/backup-heart.php

HTTP client fingerprints

  • b11cuq040_00050810_a31e7c35
  • b11cuq081_00050817_cb8d62e5_x17c5

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