CVE-2022-2863

4.9 MEDIUM 25% exploit odds Fix listed Disclosure Web app

What it is

The Migration, Backup, Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.76 does not sanitise and validate a parameter before using it to read the content of a file, allowing high privilege users to read any file from the web server via a Traversal attack

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 25.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2022-09-16 09:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 04:42 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 25.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 4.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2022-09-16 09:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 04:42 UTC
Exploit probability: 25.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-22 · Path traversal
Record status: Modified

Affected

Wpvivid migration\, backup\, Staging < 0.9.76

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.9

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record