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CVE-2020-36848: Total Upkeep by BoldGrid <= 1.14.9 - Unauthenticated Backup Download

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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.

Affected products

• boldgrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid: before 1.14.10 — fixed in 1.14.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: boldgrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 1.14.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2439376/boldgrid-backup
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_total_upkeep_downloader.rb
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d35c19d9-8586-4c5b-9a01-44739cbeee19/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86a5adaf-02b7-4b42-a048-8bc01f07656b?source=cve

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