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CVE-2025-11380: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Everest Backup WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.3.5) was identified with a missing authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-11380). This security issue was publicly disclosed on October 10, 2025, and affects the WordPress cloud backup and migration functionality (Wordfence). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.9, indicating a medium severity level.

Technical details

The vulnerability is characterized as a missing authorization control that could potentially expose sensitive information to unauthenticated users. The issue received a CVSS v3 score of 5.9 (Medium), indicating moderate severity with potential impact on system security (Tenable).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could allow unauthenticated users to access sensitive information that should normally require proper authorization. This could potentially compromise backup data and system configuration information stored by the plugin (Wordfence).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.3.6 of the Everest Backup plugin. Website administrators are strongly advised to update to this latest version to protect against potential unauthorized access (Wordfence).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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