BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
backwpup · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin. Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
10 known vulnerabilities
2 exploitable without logging in · 1 with public exploit code · latest Jul 27, 2026
Listed on wordpress.org · latest 5.7.6 · last updated Sep 7, 2026 · 400K+ installs
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 2, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- High 8.7
CVE-2023-5504admin≤ 4.0.1
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
- High 7.5
CVE-2017-2551unauthenticated→ 3.4.1
Vulnerability in Wordpress plugin BackWPup before v3.4.2 allows possible brute forcing of backup file for download.
- High 7.2
CVE-2026-6227admin≤ 5.6.6
BackWPup <= 5.6.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'block_name' Parameter
- High 7.2
CVE-2025-15041high privilege≤ 5.6.2
BackWPup <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update
- High 7.1
CVE-2026-65443unauthenticated · needs a click≤ 5.7.4
WordPress BackWPup plugin <= 5.7.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- Medium 6.8
CVE-2023-5505admin≤ 4.0.1
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
- Medium 5.3
CVE-2025-10579subscriber+≤ 5.5.0
BackWPup <= 5.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
- Medium 5.0
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the BackWPup plugin before 1.4.1 for WordPress allow remote attackers to read arbitrary file
- Medium 4.3
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the BackWPup plugin before 3.0.13 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
- Low 2.7
CVE-2023-5775admin≤ 4.0.2
BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).