CVE-2023-5775: 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…

PriorityP49low2.7CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRHUINSUCLINAN

EPSS

0.45%

35.8th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
inpsyde	backwpup	< 4.0.3	4.0.3
wp_media	backwpup_wordpress_backup_restore_plugin	<= 4.0.2	—

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