The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict web access to the working directory it uses during backup restores, allowing unauthenticated attackers, on webservers that do not honour .htaccess rules such as NGINX, to download the full backup archive (database dump and site files, including credentials and secret keys) left behind by an interrupted restore.
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Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-200

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict web access to the working directory it uses during backup restores, allowing unauthenticated attackers, on webservers that do not honour .htaccess rules such as NGINX, to download the full backup archive (database dump and site files, including credentials and secret keys) left behind by an interrupted restore.
Title BackWPup < 5.7.7 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure via Restore Working Directory on NGINX
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T10:59:18.387Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T14:24:10.830Z

Link: CVE-2026-86826

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T10:53:19.926Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-08T06:16:44.617

Modified: 2026-10-08T20:51:18.123

Link: CVE-2026-86826

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T12:45:18Z

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