JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.4.0 - Sensitive Information Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure in versions up to, and including, 1.4.0 due to a lack of proper capability checking on the backup_guard_get_manual_modal function called via an AJAX action. This makes it possible for subscriber-level attackers, and above, to invoke the function and obtain database table information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| backupguard | JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate | up to 1.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate Vendorbackupguard Affected up to 1.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qwq-rm73-j3gr
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 1
More backupguard vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06447 Backup Guard < 1.6.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2020-18861 JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-13661 The Backup Guard plugin before 1.1.47 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-07938 Cross-site scripting in BackupGuard CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2020-18859 JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore <= 1.4.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthorized Backup Location Change CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2026-04236 Path traversal in backupguard JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
Sources
- CVE-2020-36668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qwq-rm73-j3gr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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