WordPress plugin · wp-backitup
Is WP BackItUp Community Edition safe?
Closed. Replace it.
wordpress.org closed it on Aug 20, 2026 (security issue), so it gets no more security fixes, and 5 flaws are on record. If your site runs it, move to a maintained alternative.
- Flaws on record
- 5
- High or critical
- 0
- Exploited
- none
Every recorded flaw
- Sep 10, 2026WP BackItUp Community Edition: Directory TraversalCVE-2026-18386 · affects up to 2.1.0 · reported by Wordfence1.1% oddsMedium 4.9
- Jan 22, 2026WP BackItUp: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2025-68039 · affects up to 2.1.0 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
- Nov 1, 2024Backup and Restore: Missing AuthorizationCVE-2024-43270 · affects up to 1.50 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.3
- Nov 1, 2024Backup and Restore: Access ControlCVE-2024-43268 · affects up to 1.50 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.4
- Aug 26, 2024Backup and Restore: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)CVE-2024-43269 · affects up to 1.50 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3
Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.
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