BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-5775
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-02-26 16:27:49 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 18:18:33 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 2.7 LOW from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-256 | NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-256 CWE-256 Plaintext Storage of a Password

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary2.7LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.2LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED2.2LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Inpsyde Backwpup All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Wp Media BackWPup WordPress Backup Restore Plugin affected 4.0.2 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3039678/backwpup af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4bce4f04-e622-468a-ac7e-5903a... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Stefan Marjanov (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-02-23T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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