CVE-2020-36848
Total Upkeep by BoldGrid <= 1.14.9 - Unauthenticated Backup Download
CVE-2020-36848 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Boldgrid Total Upkeep – Wordpress Backup Plugin Plus Restore & Migrate By Boldgrid, published July 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Total Upkeep by BoldGrid <= 1.14.9 - Unauthenticated Backup Download
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-36848- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30799
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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30799- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qcmh-3f59-hmv7
The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qcmh-3f59-hmv7- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-36848- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | WordPress Total Upkeep Unauthenticated Backup Downloader | 2020-12-12 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86a5adaf-02b7-4b42-a048-8bc01f07656b?source=cve
wpscan.com/vulnerability/d35c19d9-8586-4c5b-9a01-44739cbeee19
raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/wp_total_upkeep_downloader.rb
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2439376/boldgrid-backup
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36848
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qcmh-3f59-hmv7