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TI-2023-05312 Aliases CVE-2023-5775GHSA-vqx3-p34h-gjh5

BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password

Priority LOW 14CWE-256Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00449 39th 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
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WP MediaBackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Pluginup to 4.0.2—No fix listedCNA
  • BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin VendorWP Media Affected up to 4.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.0.3VulnerableInpsyde
  • cpe:2.3:a:inpsyde:backwpup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Inpsyde

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5775
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqx3-p34h-gjh5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-03858 Search & Replace < 3.2.2 - Admin+ SQL injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-25993 WordPress Search & Replace plugin <= 3.2.2 - Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-69868 Code injection in WordPress WP Rocket plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-05067 BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-05204 Cross-site scripting in WP Rocket CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2026-05464 BackWPup <= 5.6.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'block_name' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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