CVE-2025-12654
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration <= 0.9.120 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Directory Creation
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory creation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.120. This is due to the check_filesystem_permissions() function not properly restricting the directories that can be created, or in what location. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create arbitrary directories.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration <= 0.9.120 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Directory Creation
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory creation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.120. This is due to the check_filesystem_permissions() function not properly restricting the directories that can be created, or in what location. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create arbitrary directories.
- Record
CVE-2025-12654- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-204659
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory creation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.120. This is due to the check_filesystem_permissions() function not properly restricting the directories that can be created, or in what location. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create arbitrary directories.
- Record
EUVD-2025-204659- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vq3-62fq-x6vj
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory creation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.120. This is due to the check_filesystem_permissions() function not properly restricting the directories that can be created, or in what location. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create arbitrary directories.
- Record
GHSA-5vq3-62fq-x6vj- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory creation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.120. This is due to the check_filesystem_permissions() function not properly restricting the directories that can be created, or in what location. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to create arbitrary directories.
- Record
CVE-2025-12654- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-73
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-12654 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.7) in Wpvividplugins Wpvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging, published December 21, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 36th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/662aa8dd-69b7-49e3-811c-04329544e106?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpvivid-backuprestore/tags/0.9.120/includes/staging/class-wpvivid-staging.php
wordpress.org/plugins/wpvivid-backuprestore
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12654
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5vq3-62fq-x6vj