PT-2024-14831 · WordPress · Backwpup

Stefan Marjanov · Published 2024-02-24 · Updated 2024-02-26 · CVE-2023-5775

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.7

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BackWPup plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.0.2

Description The issue arises from the improper storage of backup destination passwords in plaintext, allowing 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.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 4.0.2, update to a version later than 4.0.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the password input field in the UI and the options table to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-256

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5775

Affected Products

Backwpup

References · 5

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3039678/backwpup · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5775 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5775 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1761313123368345928 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bce4f04-e622-468a-ac7e-5903ad50cc13?source=cve · Note