The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files AJAX actions that allows low-level authenticated attackers to upload zip files that can be subsequently extracted. This affects versions up to, and including 0.9.35.
CVE-2020-36842 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Arbitrary File Upload issue affecting the Plugin WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging. It affects Versions up to 0.9.35 and is fixed in 0.9.36.
CVE-2020-36842 is tracked for the Plugin WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions up to 0.9.35. Update WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging to 0.9.36 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wpvivid-backuprestore
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2020-36842 |
| Patched Versions |
0.9.36
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 0.9.35
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Migration, Backup, Staging <= 0.9.123 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
WPvivid Backup and Migration <= 0.9.68 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.107 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.89 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Path Traversal
WPvivid Backup Plugin <= 0.9.90 - Missing Authorization via 'start_staging' and 'get_staging_progress'
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.91 - Google Drive Client Secret Exposure
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.105 - Sensitive Information Exposure
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration <= 0.9.116 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload
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