CVE-2026-1311
The Worry Proof Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 0.2.4 via the backup upload functionality. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload a malicious ZIP archive with path traversal sequences to write arbitrary files anywhere on the server, including executable PHP files. This can lead to remote code execution.
Published:Feb 26, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Feb 26, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00397
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Bearsthemes
Product
Worry Proof Backup
Bearsthemes
Worry Proof Backup
Vendor
Wordpress
Product
Wordpress
Wordpress
Wordpress
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
