CVE-2023-5737 | WordPress Backup & Migration < 1.4.4 - Subscriber+ Plugin Settings Update

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The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not authorize some AJAX requests, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to update some plugin settings.

Published: 2023-11-27 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-5737 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-5737

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5737

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 5.75% 0.11% -5.63%
2 2025-03-29 0.11% 5.75% +5.63%
3 2025-03-24 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-5737

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-5737

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-5737

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
webtoffee backup_and_migration < 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:webtoffee:backup_and_migration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2023-5737

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