WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2020-36848 Analyzed

Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid: Sensitive information exposure

Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid is affected by sensitive information exposure. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid
Plugin slug
total-upkeep
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jul 12, 2025
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NVD-CWE-noinfo

This CVE was published Jul 12, 2025 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical 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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources