# CVE-2023-5775: BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password

> Administrators can retrieve backup destination passwords stored in plaintext, exposing sensitive credentials to those with admin access.

- **Severity:** Low 2.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vqx3-p34h-gjh5

## What is CVE-2023-5775?

CVE-2023-5775 is a low-severity vulnerability in wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin, published on 24 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.2. This is due to to the plugin improperly storing backup destination passwords in plaintext. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to retrieve the password from the password input field in the UI or from the options table where the password is stored.

Weakness: CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5775?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inpsyde Backwpup.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5775 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

- [CVE-2023-5504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5504/): BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2023-7164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7164/): BackWPup < 4.0.4 - Unauthenticated Backup Download (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-2551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2551/): Information disclosure in backwpup (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-5505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5505/): BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5775 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5775 is a low-severity vulnerability in wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin, published on 24 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore 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-2023-5775/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5775/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5775
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5775
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5775

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5775/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.