CVE-2023-5737

WordPress Backup & Migration < 1.4.4 - Subscriber+ Plugin Settings Update

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2023 at 04:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBackup and Migration

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not authorize some AJAX requests, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to update some plugin settings.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.4.4
Affected range stops below 1.4.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c761c67c-eab8-4e1b-a332-c9a45e22bb13

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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