# CVE-2023-7204: WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin < 3.2.0 - Unauthorized Sensitive Data Exposure

> Unauthorized attackers can access sensitive cache files during the cloning process in the WP STAGING WordPress Backup plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 29 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m653-22c6-v2w8

## What is CVE-2023-7204?

CVE-2023-7204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin, published on 29 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP STAGING WordPress Backup plugin before 3.2.0 allows access to cache files during the cloning process which provides

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7204?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp-Staging Wp Staging.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7204 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7204 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin

- [CVE-2024-5551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5551/): WP STAGING PRO - Backup Duplicator & Migration <= 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Limited Local File Inclusion (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-4469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4469/): Migration Backup Restore < 3.5.0 - Admin+ SSRF (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-6113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6113/): WP Staging (Free < 3.1.3, Pro < 5.1.3) - Unauthenticated Backup Download (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-2309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2309/): WP Staging < 3.4.0, 5.4.0 (Pro Version) - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2022-2737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2737/): WP STAGING < 2.9.18 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7204 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7204 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin, published on 29 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-7204 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP STAGING WordPress Backup 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-2023-7204/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7204/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7204
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7204
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7204

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7204/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.