CVE-2025-12656

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_cancel_staging_site() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.128. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server, which leads to a loss of data.

CVSS v3 3.8 LOW

3.8^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php#L1268
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php#L1282
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php#L1296
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3556022%40wpvivid-backuprestore&new=3556022%40wpvivid-backuprestore&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvivid-backuprestore/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2f5962e5-3dc7-4f93-889c-d5e3530c7dba?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-06 00:16

Updated : 2026-07-23 07:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-12656

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12656

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12656

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-73

External Control of File Name or Path

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