# CVE-2023-52183: WordPress WordPress Backup & Migration plugin <= 1.4.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can access backup functionality without proper authorization, potentially exposing or modifying site data.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j644-3879-5cgq

## What is CVE-2023-52183?

CVE-2023-52183 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WebToffee WordPress Backup & Migration, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WebToffee WordPress Backup & Migration.This issue affects WordPress Backup & Migration: from n/a through 1.4.3.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52183?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-52183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-52183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52183 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WebToffee WordPress Backup & Migration, published on 11 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WebToffee WordPress Backup & Migration. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52183/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.