Total Upkeep (BoldGrid Backup) < 1.17.3 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Disclosure and Forced Site Restore via Predictable cron_secret (regression of CVE-2020-36848)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-16253
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWPScan
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-12 06:18:55 UTC
Updated2026-08-12 06:18:55 UTC
DescriptionThe Total Upkeep WordPress plugin before 1.17.3 does not adequately protect the secret that authorizes its backup-restore functionality and exposes it to unauthenticated users, allowing them to disclose sensitive backup information and to force a full site restore that overwrites the live site's files and database.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200 Information Exposure

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Unknown Total Upkeep affected 1.17.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
wpscan.com/vulnerability/97abf25a-48d4-4dfa-a7a3-de88455be7eb [email protected] wpscan.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jakub Herman (en)

CNA: WPScan (en)

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