Vulnerability in Wpvividplugins Wpvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging
CVE-2025-12654
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory creation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.120. This is due to the check_filesystem_permissions() function not properly restricting the directories that can be created, or in what location. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create arbitrary directories.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Wpvividplugins Wpvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662aa8dd-69b7-49e3-811c-04329…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/…
- wordpress.org/plugins/wpvivid-backuprestore/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12654?
- CVE-2025-12654 is a low-severity vulnerability in Wpvividplugins Wpvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2025-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12654?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-12654 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.