# CVE-2023-53907: Bludit versions before 3.13.0 contain an authenticated file download vulnerability in the Backup Plugin that allows…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-53907-bludit-versions-before-3-13-0-contain-an-authenticated-file  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-53907 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2025-12-17

Bludit versions before 3.13.0 contain an authenticated file download vulnerability in the Backup Plugin that allows logged-in users to access arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit the plugin's download functionality by manipulating file path parameters to read sensitive system files through directory traversal.

Technologies: [Bludit](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/bludit). Vendors: [Bludit](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/bludit).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-53907 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-53907 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-53907?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 17 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Bludit. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-53907?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-53907?** Check whether you run Bludit. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Bludit

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