CVE-2023-5775 - CVE House

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Status published Low CVE-2023-5775

BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password

2.2 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Stefan Marjanov

References

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Affected Vendor

wp_media

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Affected Software

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: February 24th, 2024

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1005 Data from Local System

T1078 Valid Accounts