2.2Low

CVE-2023-5775BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password

wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin Published: 2024-02-24 11:38 (2 years ago)

Description

The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This is due to to the plugin improperly storing backup destination passwords in plaintext. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to retrieve the password from the password input field in the UI or from the options table where the password is stored.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-256

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
wp_media	BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin	≤ 4.0.2

References and patches

CVSS score

2.2Low

Source: Wordfence · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.45%

higher than 40% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2023-10-25
Published2024-02-24 11:38
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:52
Last updated2026-04-08 19:51

Assigned by (CNA): Wordfence

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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