CVE-2025-5961: 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' functi

high Affects wpvivid-backuprestore (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2025-07-03; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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' functi

Package: wpvivid-backuprestore (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <0.9.117
Fixed in: 0.9.117
Severity: high CVSS 7.2
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 55% (99.0th percentile)
Published: 2025-07-03
Source: nvd

References

CWE-434

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