CVE-2025-5961 File upload in WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging
Administrators can upload arbitrary files leading to remote code execution on NGINX servers due to missing validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5961?
CVE-2025-5961 is a high-severity vulnerability in wpvividplugins WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging, published on 3 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'wpvivid_upload_import_files' function in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.116. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. NOTE: Uploaded files are only accessible on WordPress instances running on the NGINX web server as the existing .htaccess within the target file upload folder prevents access on Apache servers.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-5961 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5961 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in wpvividplugins WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging
- CVE-2024-1981 SQL injection in Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid
- CVE-2024-10962 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.107 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2020-36842 Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.35 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-41243 WordPress WPvivid Backup Plugin plugin <= 0.9.90 - Privilege Escalation on Staging Environment vulnerability
- CVE-2023-4274 Path traversal in Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid
Sources
Also known as GHSA-49m8-x93v-846r.