BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug: backwpup
Latest version: 5.7.8
Active installs: 400,000+
Known vulnerabilities: 22
Data updated: 2026-10-17 08:30 UTC

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Fixed in version 5.7.7 (3)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 5.7.7
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin < 5.7.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal CVE-2026-86828 · Source	Not rated	-	< 5.7.7	2026-10-08
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 3.3 - 5.7.6 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-86827 · Source	Not rated	-	>= 3.3 and < 5.7.7	2026-10-08
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin < 5.7.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure CVE-2026-86826 · Source	Not rated	-	< 5.7.7	2026-10-08

Fixed in version 5.7.5 (2)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 5.7.5
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup <= 5.7.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2026-65443 · Source	High	7.1	< 5.7.5	2026-07-27
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 5.2.2 - 5.7.4 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-86815 · Source	Not rated	-	>= 5.2.2 and < 5.7.5	2026-07-27

Fixed in version 5.6.7 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 5.6.7
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup <= 5.6.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'block_name' Parameter CVE-2026-6227 · Source	Not rated	-	< 5.6.7	0000-00-00

Fixed in version 5.6.3 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 5.6.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup 5.0.0 - 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update CVE-2025-15041 · Source	High	7.2	< 5.6.3	2026-02-18

Fixed in version 5.5.1 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 5.5.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPup Plugin <= 5.5.0 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control CVE-2025-10579 · Source	Medium	5.3	< 5.5.1	2025-10-24

Fixed in version 4.0.4 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 4.0.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup <= 4.0.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure CVE-2023-7164 · Source	High	7.5	< 4.0.4	2023-12-18

Fixed in version 4.0.3 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 4.0.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password CVE-2023-5775 · Source	Low	2.7	< 4.0.3	2024-02-23

Fixed in version 4.0.2 (2)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 4.0.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal CVE-2023-5504 · Source	High	8.7	< 4.0.2	2023-11-22
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal CVE-2023-5505 · Source	Medium	6.8	< 4.0.2	2024-08-16

Fixed in version 3.4.2 (2)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 3.4.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
BackWPup <= 3.4.1 - Backup File Download CVE-2017-2551 · Source	High	7.5	< 3.4.2	2017-09-08
WordPress BackWPup plugin <=3.4.1 - Unrestricted Backup File Download No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 3.4.2	2017-09-28

Fixed in version 3.3 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 3.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPup plugin <= 3.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 3.3	2017-03-22

Fixed in version 3.0.13 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 3.0.13
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPup Plugin <= 3.0.12 - XSS CVE-2013-4626 · Source	Low	0.0	< 3.0.13	2013-06-19

Fixed in version 2.1.5 (2)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 2.1.5
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPUp Plugin 2.1.4 - Code Execution No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 2.1.5	2011-10-17
BackWPup 2.1.4 - Code Execution No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 2.1.5	-

Fixed in version 1.7.2 (2)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 1.7.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPUp Plugin 1.7.1 - Remote & Local Code Execution No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.7.2	2015-05-15
WordPress BackWPup Plugin - Remote and Local Code Execution CVE-2011-4342 · Source	Low	0.0	< 1.7.2	2011-03-28

Fixed in version 1.5 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 1.5
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPup Plugin 1.4 - Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.5	2011-02-28

Fixed in version 1.4.1 (1)

BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: Fixed in version 1.4.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress BackWPup Plugin <= 1.4.0 - Directory Traversal CVE-2011-5208 · Source	Low	0.0	< 1.4.1	2011-03-02

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