Everest Backup < 2.2.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload
Priority MEDIUM 62Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Everest Backup WordPress plugin before 2.2.5 does not properly validate backup files to be uploaded, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00649 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Everest Backup (Unknown): 2.2.5
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Everest Backup | before 2.2.5 | 2.2.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- Everest Backup VendorUnknown Affected before 2.2.5 Fixed in 2.2.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:everestthemes:everest_backup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.2.5 | Vulnerable | everestthemes |
- cpe:2.3:a:everestthemes:everest_backup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·everestthemes
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Everest Backup (Unknown) Fixed in 2.2.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7201
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw3q-hfmw-wpqw
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More everestthemes Everest Backup vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09308 Insecure storage of sensitive information in everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-28613 WordPress Everest Backup Plugin <= 2.1.9 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-39140 WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-7201 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7201 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw3q-hfmw-wpqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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