# CVE-2023-7201: Everest Backup < 2.2.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload

> Administrators can upload arbitrary files via the Everest Backup plugin, potentially leading to remote code execution on the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 15 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw3q-hfmw-wpqw

## What is CVE-2023-7201?

CVE-2023-7201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Everest Backup , published on 15 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Everest Backup  WordPress plugin before 2.2.5 does not properly validate backup files to be uploaded, allowing high privilege users such as admin to upload arbitrary files on the server even when they should not be allowed to (for example in multisite setup)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7201?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Everestthemes Everest Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7201 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7201 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Everest Backup 

- [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-2023-52185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52185/): WordPress Everest Backup Plugin <= 2.1.9 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7201 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Everest Backup , published on 15 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7201 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Everest Backup . 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-2023-7201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7201/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.