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 06:30:00 +0000

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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

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Updated: 2026-09-11T06:00:10.105Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-86815

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-86815

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