CVE-2025-62946

WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

5.3 Medium

Missing Authorization vulnerability in everestthemes Everest Backup everest-backup allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Everest Backup: from n/a through <= 2.3.8.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Up 0.3 points since Oct 27, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-62946
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-35995 5.3

Record: EUVD-2025-35995
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prvq-r6h5-gxw2 8.8

Missing Authorization vulnerability in everestthemes Everest Backup everest-backup allows...

Record: GHSA-prvq-r6h5-gxw2
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-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2025-62946
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

everestthemes everest backup

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2025-62946 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Everestthemes Everest Backup, published October 27, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.