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Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2020-36848

Total Upkeep by BoldGrid <= 1.14.9 - Unauthenticated Backup Download

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2025-07-12
  • Fixed in1.14.10
  • WeaknessCWE-200

Am I affected?

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-07-1212:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Boldgrid total upkeep
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.14< 1.14.101.14.10

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As Wordfence, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • boldgrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGridother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 1.14.9no fix statedsemver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-04-08

Fix

  1. Update Boldgrid total upkeep to 1.14.10

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/wp_total_upkeep_downloaderrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2025-07-12
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-qcmh-3f59-hmv7

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36848?

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.

Is CVE-2020-36848 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-36848 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-36848?

CVE-2020-36848 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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