# CVE-2023-52185: WordPress Everest Backup Plugin <= 2.1.9 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure

> Unauthorized actors can access sensitive information via the Everest Backup WordPress plugin, requiring an upgrade to mitigate data exposure risks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5pqp-2mmm-qc3c

## What is CVE-2023-52185?

CVE-2023-52185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin, published on 31 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin.This issue affects Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin: from n/a through 2.1.9.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52185?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Everestthemes Everest Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-52185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin

- [CVE-2024-10028](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10028/): Information disclosure in Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-62992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-62992/): WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-7201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7201/): Everest Backup < 2.2.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52185 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin, published on 31 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin. 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-2023-52185/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52185/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52185
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52185
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52185

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52185/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.