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CVE-2026-6227: BackWPup <= 5.6.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'block_name' Parameter

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The BackWPup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion via the `block_name` parameter of the `/wp-json/backwpup/v1/getblock` REST endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.6 due to a non-recursive `str_replace()` sanitization of path traversal sequences. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to include arbitrary PHP files on the server via crafted traversal sequences (e.g., `....//`), which can be leveraged to read sensitive files such as `wp-config.php` or achieve remote code execution in certain configurations. Administrators have the ability to grant individual users permission to handle backups, which may then allow lower-level users to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected products

• wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin: through 5.6.6

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.5/inc/Utils/BackWPupHelpers.php#L23
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.5/inc/Utils/BackWPupHelpers.php#L40
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.5/src/Frontend/API/Rest.php#L52
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backwpup/trunk/inc/Utils/BackWPupHelpers.php#L23
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3490642%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&old=3475739%40backwpup%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file26
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/084e3f78-275b-4692-9cce-e17074f55cfb?source=cve

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