CVE-2020-36848 (GCVE-0-2020-36848)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-12 11:23 – Updated: 2025-07-14 20:11
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Summary
The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.14.9 via the env-info.php and restore-info.json files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to find the location of back-up files and subsequently download them.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
boldgrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid Affected: * , ≤ 1.14.9 (semver)
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Credits
Wadeek
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