CVE-2023-5775

LOW

BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 2.2
EPSS 0.0045
EPSS Percentile 35.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-256
Status published
Products (2)
inpsyde/backwpup < 4.0.3
wp_media/BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin < 4.0.2
Published Feb 26, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026