CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-6227
The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion via the `block_name` parameter of the `/wp-json/backwpup/v1/getblock` REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.6 due to a non-recursive `str_replace()` sanitization of path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to include arbitrary PHP files on the server via crafted traversal sequences (e.g., `....//`), which can be leveraged to rea
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin","vendor":"wp_media","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"5.6.6","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":7.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
6 source assertions{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.5/inc/Utils/BackWPupHelpers.php#L23"}
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.5/inc/Utils/BackWPupHelpers.php#L40"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.5/src/Frontend/API/Rest.php#L52"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/references/4
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/trunk/inc/Utils/BackWPupHelpers.php#L23"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3490642%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&old=3475739%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file26"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/references/5
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/084e3f78-275b-4692-9cce-e17074f55cfb?source=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:80c4ff30dbb1939a936f5649c14c65cfe76767abe51c85123ce6b16618f93c0d · sha256:5717bc2b769a4fee… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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