Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration <= 0.9.128 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary Directory Deletion
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 0.9.129
- Affected Plugin
- WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging
- Affected Version
<= 0.9.128- CVSS
- 3.8Low
- Weakness type
- CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
- CVE
CVE-2025-12656
At a glance
CVE-2025-12656 is a low-severity External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in the WPvivid WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 0.9.128. It carries a CVSS score of 3.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Admin level or above. The issue is fixed in version 0.9.129; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by blue0x1.
Vulnerability Overview
The Migration, Backup, Staging – WPvivid Backup & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary directory deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_cancel_staging_site() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.128. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to delete arbitrary folders on the server, which leads to a loss of data.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.
Remediation
Update to version 0.9.129, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
An attacker needs Admin access first, so the firewall sees the attempt as traffic from a logged-in account: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. Classes like this one can leave something behind, so the staged malware scanner is the second half: it looks for dropped files and modified code rather than for the request that created them. None of that substitutes for the fix: WPvivid 0.9.129 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
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