Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration: Dangerous file upload
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration is affected by dangerous file upload. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator account. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise.
- Component
- Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration
- Plugin slug
wpvivid-backuprestore- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 03, 2025
This CVE was published Jul 03, 2025 and is one of 15 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'wpvivid_upload_import_files' function in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.116. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. NOTE: Uploaded files are only accessible on WordPress instances running on the NGINX web server as the existing .htaccess within the target file upload folder prevents access on Apache servers.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary and upstream sources
- NVD record for CVE-2025-5961
- GitHub upstream reference github.com
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- WordPress upstream reference plugins.trac.wordpress.org
- Upstream reference ryankozak.com
- Wordfence advisory wordfence.com