CVE-2025-12654

Description

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.

CVSS v3.1 Score

2.7

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-73 CWE-73

References

Other References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php#L1535 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php#L1568 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php#L1571 https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3397673%40wpvivid-backuprestore&new=3397673%40wpvivid-backuprestore&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvivid-backuprestore/ https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662aa8dd-69b7-49e3-811c-04329544e106?source=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 2.7 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-12654? +

CVE-2025-12654 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.7 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-12654? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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