vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: backwpup: CVE-2023-5775: Plaintext Storage of a Password
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Feb 23, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
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.
Solution
backwpup-plugin-cve-2023-5775
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