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.
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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Weaknesses CWE-284

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T10:00:22.057Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T13:42:46.078Z

Link: CVE-2026-86815

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T09:58:27.738Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.833

Modified: 2026-09-11T17:35:21.440

Link: CVE-2026-86815

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T14:15:18Z

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