# CVE-2023-6505: Prime Mover < 1.9.3 - Directory Listing to Sensitive Data Exposure

- Exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-01-08
- CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1)
- EPSS: 39.9% (99th percentile)

The Migrate WordPress Website & Backups WordPress plugin before 1.9.3 does not prevent directory listing in sensitive directories containing export files.

## Edge WAF coverage (claimed by vendors, not measured)

| Vendor | Status | First rule | Days after publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare | Before feed history | — | — |
| AWS | No public claim | — | — |
| Microsoft Azure | No public claim | — | — |
| Google Cloud | Before feed history | — | — |
| Fastly | Before feed history | — | — |
| F5 | Rule published | 2024-09-17 | 253 |
| Akamai | No public source | — | — |
| OWASP CRS | No public claim | — | — |

### F5

- 2024-09-17 · new · rule 200009315
  > Added: signature 200009315 "WordPress Prime Mover Data Exposure" (Information Leakage, risk Medium), systems: PHP, WordPress. References: CVE-2023-6505.
  Source: https://docs.cloud.f5.com/docs-v2/platform/changelogs/security-details-changelog

## Our test (measured)

- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-6505, 2026-11-02
- OWASP Core Rule Set 4.25.0, paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings: passed (0 of 1 requests blocked), template CVE-2023-6505, 2026-11-02

"No public claim" means no vendor statement names this CVE; "Before feed history" means the CVE is older than the vendor feed. In both cases generic rules may still block it.

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