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 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 23, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
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
References
Rapid7 Labs
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