CVE-2020-36835: The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure of a WordPress site's database due to missing capability checks on the wp_ajax_wpvivid_a

medium Affects wpvivid-backuprestore (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2024-10-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure of a WordPress site's database due to missing capability checks on the wp_ajax_wpvivid_a

Package: wpvivid-backuprestore (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <0.9.36
Fixed in: 0.9.36
Severity: medium CVSS 4.9
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (45.9th percentile)
Published: 2024-10-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-200 CWE-862

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