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 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T06:00:07.831Z
Reserved: 2026-09-08T14:24:10.830Z
Link: CVE-2026-86826
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-08T06:16:44.617
Modified: 2026-10-08T06:16:44.617
Link: CVE-2026-86826
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Updated: 2026-10-08T07:45:17Z
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