Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.35 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01159 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wpvividplugins | WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging | up to 0.9.35 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging Vendorwpvividplugins Affected up to 0.9.35 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wpvivid:migration\,_backup\,_staging:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.9.35 | Vulnerable | wpvividplugins |
- cpe:2.3:a:wpvivid:migration\,_backup\,_staging:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.9.35 Vulnerable ·wpvividplugins
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36842
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6636-f7qc-6vpx
References
More wpvividplugins Migration, Backup, Staging vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06776 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid < 0.9.106 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-05384 Unrestricted file upload in wpvividplugins WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-02860 WPvivid Backup & Migration Plugin <= 0.9.99 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2024-01843 SQL injection in wpvividplugins Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01844 WPvivid Backup and Migration <= 0.9.68 - Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-05133 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.91 - Google Drive Client Secret Exposure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2020-36842 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36842 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6636-f7qc-6vpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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