Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule < 1.22.28 - Subscriber+ Staging-to-Live Deployment via wptc_copy_stage_to_live
Priority LOW 35CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule WordPress plugin before 1.22.28 does not perform capability or nonce checks on the handler that deploys a staging site to the live site, allowing any authenticated user with a Subscriber account on a WP Time Capsule staging site to overwrite the separate live site's database and configuration and take it offline.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule (Unknown): 1.22.28
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule | before 1.22.28 | 1.22.28 | Patch available | CNA |
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule VendorUnknown Affected before 1.22.28 Fixed in 1.22.28 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule (Unknown) Fixed in 1.22.28
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107237
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-92xj-3wcf-999r
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-107237 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-107237 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-92xj-3wcf-999r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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