CVE-2022-2863

MEDIUM
Published Sep 16, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 16, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Migration, Backup, Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.76 does not sanitise and validate a parameter before using it to read the content of a file, allowing high privilege users to read any file from the web server via a Traversal attack

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.9
Exploitability
1.2
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
wpvividmigration\,_backup\,_staging* <0.9.76

References 3

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168616/WordPress-WPvivid-Backup-Path-Traversal.html
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/0
    ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb6a3304-2166-47a0-a011-4dcacaa133e5
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

Remediation

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cb6a3304-2166-47a0-a011-4dcacaa133e5
    ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory