CVE-2026-82841 (GCVE-0-2026-82841)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-27 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-28 00:48
VLAI
Title
UpdraftPlus 1.23.8 - 1.26.7 - Subscriber+ Remote Storage Credential Disclosure via Migration Notice
Summary
The UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.26.8, UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin WordPress plugin before 2.26.8.26 does not have any capability check in a routine that outputs its stored remote storage settings into admin pages when the site is left in a particular post-migration state, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to retrieve the credentials of the configured backup destinations, such as passwords and secret keys.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-28 00:40 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/52f39a82-89ee-43… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin Affected: 1.23.8 , < 1.26.8 (semver)
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Unknown UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin Affected: 2.23.8 , < 2.26.8.26 (semver)
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Credits
Jakub Herman WPScan
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