Vulnerability · CVE-2020-36842
Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files Vulnerability
Published Oct 15, 2024 · corrected/updated Oct 15, 2024 · WPvivid Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress · evidence confidence very high
The Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files AJAX actions that allows low-level authenticated attackers to upload zip files that can be subsequently extracted. This affects versions up to, and including 0.9.35.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2020-36842 is a unknown public vulnerability record for WPvivid Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether WPvivid Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: WPvivid Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Oct 15, 2024. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 15, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
The Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files AJAX actions that allows low-level authenticated attackers to upload zip files that can be subsequently extracted. This affects versions up to, and including 0.9.35.
Oct 15, 2024 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor WPvivid Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPressversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-36842
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-36842
The Migration, Backup, Staging -WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files AJAX actions that allows low-level authenticated attackers to upload zip files that c
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