BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

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Software Type Plugin
Software Slug backwpup (view on wordpress.org)
Software Status Active
Software Author wp_media
Software Website backwpup.com
Software Downloads 24,627,897
Software Active Installs 400,000
Software Record Last Updated August 8, 2026

12 Vulnerabilities

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BackWPup <= 5.7.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
7.2
CVE-2026-65443
Jul 27, 2026
Researcher: daroo
BackWPup <= 5.6.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'block_name' Parameter
7.2
CVE-2026-6227
Apr 13, 2026
Researcher: Pixel_DefaultBR
BackWPup 5.0.0 - 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update
7.2
CVE-2025-15041
Feb 18, 2026
Researcher: 0N0ise
BackWPup 5 - 5.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
5.3
CVE-2025-10579
Oct 24, 2025
Researcher: Dmitrii Ignatyev
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
6.8
CVE-2023-5505
Aug 16, 2024
Researcher: Marco Wotschka
BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password
2.2
CVE-2023-5775
Feb 23, 2024
Researcher: Stefan Marjanov
BackWPup <= 4.0.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure
7.5
CVE-2023-7164
Dec 18, 2023
Researcher: Dmitrii Ignatyev
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal
8.7
CVE-2023-5504
Nov 22, 2023
Researcher: Marco Wotschka
BackWPup <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Backup Download
7.5
CVE-2017-2551
Sep 8, 2017
Researcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
BackWPup < 3.0.13 - Cross-Site Scripting
6.1
CVE-2013-4626
Aug 21, 2013
Researcher: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
BackWPup <= 1.7.1 - Remote File Inclusion
9.8
CVE-2011-4342
Mar 28, 2011
Researcher: Phil Taylor - Sense of Security Labs
BackWPup – WordPress Backup Plugin < 1.4.1 - Directory Traversal
7.5
CVE-2011-5208
Mar 2, 2011
Researcher: Danilo Massa
Title Status CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
BackWPup <= 5.7.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Patched CVE-2026-65443 7.2 daroo July 27, 2026
BackWPup <= 5.6.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'block_name' Parameter Patched CVE-2026-6227 7.2 Pixel_DefaultBR April 13, 2026
BackWPup 5.0.0 - 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update Patched CVE-2025-15041 7.2 0N0ise February 18, 2026
BackWPup 5 - 5.5.0 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure Patched CVE-2025-10579 5.3 Dmitrii Ignatyev October 24, 2025
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal Patched CVE-2023-5505 6.8 Marco Wotschka August 16, 2024
BackWPup <= 4.0.2 - Plaintext Storage of Backup Destination Password Patched CVE-2023-5775 2.2 Stefan Marjanov February 23, 2024
BackWPup <= 4.0.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure Patched CVE-2023-7164 7.5 Dmitrii Ignatyev December 18, 2023
BackWPup <= 4.0.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Directory Traversal Patched CVE-2023-5504 8.7 Marco Wotschka November 22, 2023
BackWPup <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Backup Download Patched CVE-2017-2551 7.5 Larry W. Cashdollar September 8, 2017
BackWPup < 3.0.13 - Cross-Site Scripting Patched CVE-2013-4626 6.1 High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab August 21, 2013
BackWPup <= 1.7.1 - Remote File Inclusion Patched CVE-2011-4342 9.8 Phil Taylor - Sense of Security Labs March 28, 2011
BackWPup – WordPress Backup Plugin < 1.4.1 - Directory Traversal Patched CVE-2011-5208 7.5 Danilo Massa March 2, 2011

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