Medium severity · published Sep 10, 2026
CVE-2026-18386
WP BackItUp Community Edition <= 2.1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Read via 'backup_file' Parameter
4.9
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP BackItUp Community Edition plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.0 via the 'backup_file' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. The basename() normalization present in the handler only executes when the traversed target path does not exist, providing no protection against reads of existing files.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WB
WP BackItUp Community Edition · cssimmon
through 2.1.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18386
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18386
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-backitup/tags/2.0.0/lib/includes/class-wpbackitup-admin.php#L1391
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-backitup/tags/2.0.0/lib/includes/handler_download.php#L30
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-backitup/tags/2.0.0/lib/includes/handler_download.php#L73
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-backitup/tags/2.0.0/lib/includes/handler_download.php#L77
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-backitup/tags/2.1.0/lib/includes/class-wpbackitup-admin.php#L1391
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-backitup/tags/2.1.0/lib/includes/handler_download.php#L30
