CVE-2023-41243

WPvivid Backup Plugin <= 0.9.90 - Missing Authorization via 'start_staging' and 'get_staging_progress'

highMissing Authorization
8.3
CVSS Score
8.3
CVSS Score
high
Severity
0.9.91
Patched in
133d
Time to patch

Description

The WPvivid Backup Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'start_staging' and 'get_staging_progress' functions in versions up to, and including, 0.9.90. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to create new staging sites and fresh WordPress installations on the server that use arbitrary database connections under the attacker's control. This can allow full site takeover via an attacker who grants themselves administrator privileges on the new database, at which point the site they control shares a file system with the victim site.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Technical Details

Affected versions<0.9.91
PublishedSeptember 12, 2023
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwpvivid-backuprestore

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