CVE-2025-12654Network attack vector

Arbitrary directory creation via unrestricted staging path

Published Dec 21, 2025 · Updated Dec 21, 2025

Path control in WPvivid Backup & Migration 0.9.120 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary directories. The staging component's check_filesystem_permissions() function accepts a caller-supplied path and creates a directory without restricting its target location. Administrator-level WordPress access is required, and the documented consequence is limited to directory creation rather than file writes.

CVSS severity2.7
Low
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path control in WPvivid Backup & Migration 0.9.120 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to create arbitrary directories. The staging component's check_filesystem_permissions() function accepts a caller-supplied path and creates a directory without restricting its target location. Administrator-level WordPress access is required, and the documented consequence is limited to directory creation rather than file writes.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-12654
Published
Dec 21, 2025
Updated
Dec 21, 2025
Vendor
WPvivid Plugins
Product
WPvivid Backup & Migration
Classifications
CWE-73
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=0.9.120

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

WPvivid Plugins · WPvivid Backup & Migrationversion=* <=0.9.120

Published CVSS scores

2.7WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path

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