CVE-2022-2863

Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.75 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal

mediumImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
0.9.76
Patched in
519d
Time to patch

Description

The WPvivid backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file read due to missing parameter sanitization and validation on the 'file_name' parameter in versions up to, and including, 0.9.75. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator level permissions and above, to access arbitrary files on the affected sites server.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=0.9.75
PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwpvivid-backuprestore

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