Description
The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5 does not properly restrict access to several of its REST API routes for job, backup-destination, and backup-execution management, allowing users holding a BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5-defined, administrator-assigned limited role to create and run backup jobs and exfiltrate a full database backup to an attacker-controlled destination.
Published:
2026-09-11
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Unknown | BackWPup | unaffected |
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History
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5 does not properly restrict access to several of its REST API routes for job, backup-destination, and backup-execution management, allowing users holding a BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5-defined, administrator-assigned limited role to create and run backup jobs and exfiltrate a full database backup to an attacker-controlled destination. | |
| Title | BackWPup 5.2.2 - 5.7.4 - BackWPup Jobs Checker+ Database Backup Exfiltration via Missing Authorization on Job REST Routes | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T06:00:10.105Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T13:42:46.078Z
Link: CVE-2026-86815
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