CVE-2020-36842

Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.35 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

8.8 HighPublic exploit

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the wpvivid_upload_import_files and wpvivid_upload_files AJAX actions that allows low-level authenticated attackers to upload zip files that can be subsequently extracted. This affects versions up to, and including 0.9.35.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.16%Up 1.1 points since Oct 17, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid <= 0.9.35 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload

Record: CVE-2020-36842
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-30794 8.8

Record: EUVD-2020-30794
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6636-f7qc-6vpx 8.8

The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file...

Record: GHSA-6636-f7qc-6vpx
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2020-36842
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-434
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	Nxploited/CVE-2020-36842	2025-03-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-36842 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Wpvivid Migration\, Backup\, Staging, published October 16, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.