CVE-2025-62946
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 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.
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 Everest Backup WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control issue enables users without proper permissions to potentially access or manipulate backup functionality they should not have access to.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 Everest Backup plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the wp-content/plugins/ directory for an 'everest-backup' folderAffected if The Everest Backup plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually everest-backup.php) in wp-content/plugins/everest-backup/ and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block, or check the version in plugin admin pageAffected if A version of Everest Backup is installed (no specific patched version range provided; assume all versions may be affected until patch is confirmed)
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Review user role capabilities for backup operationsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > Roles and Capabilities, or use a role editor plugin to inspect whether lower-privileged roles (e.g., Subscriber, Contributor) have been granted backup-related capabilities such as 'create_backup', 'manage_backup', or 'everest_backup'Affected if Users with roles below Administrator possess backup-related capabilities they should not have
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Inspect backup access control configurationCheck plugin settings under Everest Backup > Settings or similar admin menu for any misconfigured access control options that may allow unauthenticated or underprivileged users to trigger backup jobsAffected if Access control settings permit users without Administrator role to access or execute backup operations
If Everest Backup plugin is installed and users with limited permissions have access to backup functionality, the environment is likely affected by this broken access control vulnerability.
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 at all access points for backup operations and ensure access control security levels are correctly configured and enforced.
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- Implementation6.0 h
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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