CVE-2023-4637: WPvivid <= 0.9.94 - Missing Authorization

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the restore() and get_restore_progress() function in versions up to, and including, 0.9.94. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke these functions and obtain full file paths if they have access to a back-up ID.

Affected products

wpvividplugins WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging: through 0.9.94

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid.php#L3736
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid.php#L3943
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3023214/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid.php?contextall=1&old=3007861&old_path=%2Fwpvivid-backuprestore%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fclass-wpvivid.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bad0bd6b-9c88-4d31-90b5-92d3ceb8c0af?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid.php#L3736
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid.php#L3943
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3023214/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid.php?contextall=1&old=3007861&old_path=%2Fwpvivid-backuprestore%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fclass-wpvivid.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bad0bd6b-9c88-4d31-90b5-92d3ceb8c0af?source=cve

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