What is CVE-2020-36842?

CVE-2020-36842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-36842?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36842 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Arbitrary file upload in Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging

CVE-2020-36842

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files AJAX actions that allows low-level authenticated attackers to upload zip files that can be subsequently extracted. This affects versions up to, and including 0.9.35.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2024-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging
Wpvividplugins Wpvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/de1da248-2e03-40fa-8997-7176d… (Third Party Advisory)
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
www.webarxsecurity.com/vulnerability-in-wpvivid-backup-plugin-can-lead-to-datab… (Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36842?: CVE-2020-36842 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-36842?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36842 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.