CVE-2022-0633
UpdraftPlus Free < 1.22.3 & Premium < 2.22.3 - Subscriber+ Backup Download
CVE-2022-0633 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Updraftplus, published February 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.07%EPSS, 81st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin Free before 1.22.3 and Premium before 2.22.3 do not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download the most recent site & database backup.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin Free before 1.22.3 and Premium before 2.22.3 do not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download the most recent site & database backup.
- Record
CVE-2022-0633- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
UpdraftPlus Free < 1.22.3 & Premium < 2.22.3 - Subscriber+ Backup Download
The UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin Free before 1.22.3 and Premium before 2.22.3 do not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download the most recent site & database backup.
- Record
CVE-2022-0633- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15730No score
The UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin Free before 1.22.3 and Premium before 2.22.3 do not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download the most recent site & database backup.
- Record
EUVD-2022-15730- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w56x-f43j-rgx4No score
The UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin Free before 1.22.3 and Premium before 2.22.3 do not properly...
The UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin Free before 1.22.3 and Premium before 2.22.3 do not properly validate a user has the required privileges to access a backup's nonce identifier, which may allow any users with an account on the site (such as subscriber) to download the most recent site & database backup.
- Record
GHSA-w56x-f43j-rgx4- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
wpscan.com/vulnerability/d257c28f-3c7e-422b-a5c2-e618ed3c0bf3
updraftplus.com/updraftplus-security-release-1-22-3-2-22-3
jetpack.com/2022/02/17/severe-vulnerability-fixed-in-updraftplus-1-22-3
packetstormsecurity.com/files/166059/WordPress-UpdraftPlus-1.22.2-Backup-Disclosure.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0633
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w56x-f43j-rgx4