PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Backupwordpress safe?
Simple automated backups of your WordPress-powered website.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
backupwordpress - Author: Tom Willmot
- 80000+ active installs
- 94/100 rating (1373 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 4915487 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2007-09-02
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 3.14
- Last updated: 2024-04-24 9:40am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 6.5.10
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
⚠ Backupwordpress hasn't been updated in over 859 days. An unmaintained plugin doesn't receive new security fixes, which is itself a security risk even without a known CVE.
Known vulnerabilities
3 known CVEs on file for Backupwordpress. Reported between 2007 and 2024.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-3034 | BackUpWordPress [backupwordpress] < 3.14 (closed) | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | Low 2.7 | < 3.14 | 3.14 | 2024-04-26 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-4931 | BackUpWordPress [backupwordpress] < 3.13 (closed) | Missing Authorization | Medium 4.3 | < 3.13 | 3.13 | 2022-02-23 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2007-5800 | BackUpWordPress [backupwordpress] < 0.4.3 (closed) | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') | Unknown | < 0.4.3 | 0.4.3 | 2007-11-01 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | BackUpWordPress [backupwordpress] < 0.4.3 (closed) | — | Unknown | < 0.4.3 | 0.4.3 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | BackUp <= 0.4.2b - RFI | — | Unknown | < 0.4.3 | 0.4.3 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Backupwordpress updated — 3.14 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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