CVE-2025-53246
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Gaurav Aggarwal Backup and Move backup-and-move allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Backup and Move: from n/a through <= 0.1.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the Backup and Move WordPress plugin allows attackers to bypass access control checks and access sensitive backup/move functionality without proper authentication or authorization. The plugin fails to verify user capabilities before allowing access to administrative functions.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Backup and Move plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Backup and Move' in the list. Note the installed version displayed next to the plugin name.Affected if The plugin is installed and active, regardless of version, as the vulnerability description indicates missing authorization rather than a specific version-dependent flaw.
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Inspect plugin PHP files for authorization checksNavigate to wp-content/plugins/backup-and-move/ directory. Open main plugin PHP files (e.g., backup-and-move.php, or similar) and search for 'current_user_can', '_capabilities', or 'manage_options' function calls.Affected if No capability checks are found before sensitive backup/move functions, or checks are missing entirely from key administrative actions.
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Test backup endpoint accessibilityUse a tool like curl or browser dev tools to send a request to the plugin's backup/move action URLs (commonly wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=backup_move or similar) while logged out or as a low-privilege user.Affected if The backup or move operation executes without requiring proper authentication or returning a 401/403 error.
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Check for nonce validation on sensitive actionsReview plugin source code for nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer) on functions that perform backup, restore, or move operations.Affected if No nonce validation is present, allowing CSRF attacks in addition to the authorization bypass.
The environment is affected if the Backup and Move plugin is installed and its code lacks proper current_user_can() capability checks before executing backup/move administrative functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks (current_user_can() or equivalent) on all sensitive plugin functions; restrict access to authenticated users with appropriate capabilities. If no patch is available, disable the plugin or implement server-level access restrictions.
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