Vulnerability in Inpsyde Backwpup

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 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.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-5775: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5775?
CVE-2023-5775 is a low-severity vulnerability in Inpsyde Backwpup, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2024-02-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-5775?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5775 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.