CVE-2025-62992
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Everest Backup WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions, potentially leading to path traversal attacks. This affects all WordPress sites using Everest Backup versions up to 2.3.9.
💻 Affected Systems
- Everest Backup WordPress Plugin
📦 What is this software?
Everest Backup by Everestthemes
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could exploit CSRF to perform path traversal, potentially accessing sensitive files, modifying plugin configurations, or executing arbitrary code on the server.
Likely Case
Attackers trick administrators into clicking malicious links that perform unauthorized backup operations or modify plugin settings.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and input validation, the vulnerability would be blocked at the application layer.
🎯 Exploit Status
CSRF attacks typically require social engineering to trick authenticated users, but exploitation is straightforward once the user is tricked.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.4.0 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Everest Backup and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify version is 2.4.0 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
CSRF Protection Headers
allImplement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to restrict cross-origin requests
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'"
Disable Plugin
linuxTemporarily disable Everest Backup plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate everest-backup
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies for WordPress authentication
- Use web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious backup-related requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress plugin version: In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify Everest Backup version is below 2.4.0Check Version:
wp plugin get everest-backup --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Everest Backup version is 2.4.0 or higher in WordPress admin plugins page📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual backup operations from unexpected IP addresses
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by backup requests
- Requests with suspicious file paths in parameters
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with backup-related actions from external referrers
- Requests containing path traversal sequences (../) in parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("everest-backup" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND ("action=backup" OR "..\/" OR "%2e%2e%2f")