UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug: updraftplus
Latest version: 1.26.11
Active installs: 4,000,000+
Known vulnerabilities: 29
Data updated: 2026-10-16 19:06 UTC

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Fixed in version 1.26.8 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.26.8
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus 1.23.8 - 1.26.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure CVE-2026-82841 · Source	Not rated	-	>= 1.23.8 and < 1.26.8	2026-08-27

Fixed in version 1.26.7 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.26.7
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin < 1.26.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVE-2026-76549 · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.26.7	2026-06-10

Fixed in version 1.26.5 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.26.5
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin <= 1.26.4 (free) < 2.26.5 (premium) - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via UpdraftCentral udrpc CVE-2026-10795 · Source	High	8.1	< 1.26.5	2026-06-10

Fixed in version 1.25.1 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.25.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore <= 1.24.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2025-0215 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.25.1	0000-00-00

Fixed in version 1.24.12 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.24.12
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 1.23.8 - 1.24.11 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVE-2024-10957 · Source	High	8.8	< 1.24.12	2025-01-03

Fixed in version 1.23.11 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.23.11
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus <= 1.23.10 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Google Drive Storage Update CVE-2023-5982 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 1.23.11	2023-11-07

Fixed in version 1.23.4 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.23.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin <= 1.23.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) CVE-2023-32960 · Source	High	7.1	< 1.23.4	2023-05-18

Fixed in version 1.23.1 (3)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.23.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin <= 1.22.24 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.23.1	2023-03-09
WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin <= 1.22.24 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.23.1	2023-03-09
Updraft Plus <= 1.22.24 - Information Disclosure via updraft_ajaxrestore No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.23.1	2023-03-08

Fixed in version 1.22.9 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.22.9
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus plugin <= 1.22.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVE-2022-0864 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.22.9	2022-03-10

Fixed in version 1.22.3 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.22.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus plugin <= 1.22.1 - Arbitrary Backup Downloads vulnerability CVE-2022-0633 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 1.22.3	2022-02-17

Fixed in version 1.16.69 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.16.69
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus plugin <= 1.16.66 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVE-2021-25089 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.16.69	2021-12-28

Fixed in version 1.16.66 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.16.66
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus plugin <= 1.16.65 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVE-2021-25022 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.16.66	2021-12-06

Fixed in version 1.16.59 (3)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.16.59
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus plugin <= 1.16.58 - Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.16.59	2021-07-12
UpdraftPlus < 1.16.59 - Authenticated (Admin+) Local File Inclusion No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.16.59	2021-07-12
UpdraftPlus < 1.16.59 - Admin+ Local File Inclusion No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.16.59	-

Fixed in version 1.13.5 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.13.5
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Updraftplus < 1.13.5 - XSS CVE-2017-18593 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.13.5	2017-08-08

Fixed in version 1.9.64 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.9.64
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus <= 1.9.63 and UpdraftPlus (paid) <= 2.9.63 - Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2015-9360 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.9.64	2019-08-28

Fixed in version 1.9.51 (2)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.9.51
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin <= 1.9.50 - Privilege Escalation No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.51	2015-02-03
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin <= 1.9.50 - Nonce Leak to Authorization Bypass No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.51	2015-02-03

Fixed in version 1.9.6.4 (2)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.9.6.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus Backup & Restoration Plugin <= 1.9.6.3 - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.6.4	2015-04-20
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup <= 1.9.6.3 - Cross-Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.6.4	2015-04-20

Fixed in version 1.6.59 (1)

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Fixed in version 1.6.59
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin < 1.6.59 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2021-24423 · Source	Medium	4.8	< 1.6.59	2021-05-09

Affects version 2.23.2 and earlier (1)

The source does not state the fixed version; versions after this one are not listed as affected.

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Affects version 2.23.2 and earlier
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin 2.22.14-2.23.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	>= 2.22.14 and <= 2.23.2	2023-03-16

Affects version 1.23.2 and earlier (2)

The source does not state the fixed version; versions after this one are not listed as affected.

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Affects version 1.23.2 and earlier
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
UpdraftPlus 1.22.14 to 1.23.2 and UpdraftPlus (Premium) 2.22.14 to 2.23.2 - Privilege Escalation via updraft_central_ajax_handler No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	>= 1.22.14 and <= 1.23.2	2023-03-16
WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin 1.22.14-1.23.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	>= 1.22.14 and <= 1.23.2	2023-03-16

Affects version 1.13.12 and earlier (2)

The source does not state the fixed version; versions after this one are not listed as affected.

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Affects version 1.13.12 and earlier
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
[en] The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress allows remote PHP code execution because the plupload_action function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php has a race condition before deleting a file associated with the nam CVE-2017-16871 · Source	High	8.1	<= 1.13.12	2017-11-17
[en] The UpdraftPlus plugin through 1.13.12 for WordPress has SSRF in the updraft_ajax_handler function in /wp-content/plugins/updraftplus/admin.php via an httpget subaction. CVE-2017-16870 · Source	High	8.1	<= 1.13.12	2017-11-17

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