Auth bypass in Everestthemes Everest Backup – Wordpress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin
CVE-2025-11380
The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'everest_process_status' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve back-up file locations that can be subsequently accessed and downloaded. This does require a back-up to be running in order for an attacker to retrieve the back-up location.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-11380?
- CVE-2025-11380 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Everestthemes Everest Backup – Wordpress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2025-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-11380?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-11380 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.