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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2022-0633 json

UpdraftPlus Free < 1.22.3 & Premium < 2.22.3 - Subscriber+ Backup Download

published 2022-02-17 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15730

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.1%
EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • updraftplus updraftplus 1.22.3, 2.22.3

Exploit prediction

2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • jetpack.com https://jetpack.com/2022/02/17/severe-vulnerability-fixed-in-updraftplus-1-22-3/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166059/WordPress-UpdraftPlus-1.22.2-Backup-Disclosure.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • UpdraftPlus UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (Free)
  • UpdraftPlus UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (Premium)

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.