CVE-2026-1357 | Migration, Backup, Staging <= 0.9.123 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to and including 0.9.123. This is due to improper error handling in the RSA decryption process combined with a lack of path sanitization when writing uploaded files. When the plugin fails to decrypt a session key using openssl_private_decrypt(), it does not terminate execution and instead passes the boolean false value to the phpseclib library's AES cipher initialization. The library treats this false value as a string of null bytes, allowing an attacker to encrypt a malicious payload using a predictable null-byte key. Additionally, the plugin accepts filenames from the decrypted payload without sanitization, enabling directory traversal to escape the protected backup directory. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files to publicly accessible directories and achieve Remote Code Execution via the wpvivid_action=send_to_site parameter.

Published: 2026-02-11 Last update: 2026-04-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-1357 is rated High Risk (78.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 32.71%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +18.01% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-1357

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 2026-06-15 14.70% 32.71% +18.01%
2 2026-06-13 16.79% 14.70% -2.09%
3 2026-06-05 16.79%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-1357

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-1357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-1357

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-1357

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.122/includes/class-wpvivid-crypt.php#L58
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.122/includes/customclass/class-wpvivid-send-to-site.php#L629
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.123/includes/class-wpvivid-crypt.php#L58
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.123/includes/customclass/class-wpvivid-send-to-site.php#L629
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/class-wpvivid-crypt.php#L58
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/trunk/includes/customclass/class-wpvivid-send-to-site.php#L629
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3448386/wpvivid-backuprestore#file1
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5af0317-ef46-4744-9752-74ce228b5f37?source=cve
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