UpdraftPlus < 1.16.59 — Authenticated (Admin+) Local File Inclusion
40d80e47-3411-4e70-8a20-2e698daad6e7Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.16.56Update to 1.16.59 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-98 Local File Inclusion
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
UpdraftPlus Premium updraftplus
- Affected≤ 1.16.56
- Patched in1.16.59
Update to 1.16.59 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.16.56. Version 1.16.59 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under UpdraftPlus Premium.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 1.16.59, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch UpdraftPlus Premium to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
The UpdraftPlus plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 1.16.56 via the updraft_service settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medium4.3 | 1.26.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure <2.26.8.26Update to 1.26.8 or 2.26.8.26 | CVE-2026-82841 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery <1.26.7Update to 1.26.7 | CVE-2026-76549 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via UpdraftCentral udrpc ≤1.26.4Update to 1.26.5 | CVE-2026-10795 | |
| Medium6.1 | Backup/Restore <= 1.24.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.24.12Update to 1.25.1 | CVE-2025-0215 | |
| High8.8 | 1.24.11 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection 1.23.8 – 1.24.11Update to 1.24.12 | CVE-2024-10957 |
- Medium4.31.26.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure
<2.26.8.26Update to 1.26.8 or 2.26.8.26
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
<1.26.7Update to 1.26.7
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- Medium6.1Backup/Restore <= 1.24.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.24.12Update to 1.25.1
- High8.81.24.11 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
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Same weakness (Local File Inclusion)
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|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.