CVE-2025-11380 Everest Backup <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve backup file locations if a backup is running, potentially leading to unauthorized data access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11380?
CVE-2025-11380 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin, published on 11 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'everest_process_status' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve back-up file locations that can be subsequently accessed and downloaded. This does require a back-up to be running in order for an attacker to retrieve the back-up location.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11380?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11380?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11380 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11380 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pg9r-phm7-7r5v.