CVE-2023-5775 describes a plaintext storage vulnerability in the BackWPup plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 4.0.2. The plugin improperly stores backup destination passwords in plaintext, allowing authenticated administrators to retrieve them from the UI or database. Rated with a low CVSS score of 2.7, this vulnerability requires high privileges (administrator access) and has a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.