Description
The JetBackup WordPress plugin before 3.1.23.5 does not verify the role or capabilities of the account it preserves across a restore or migration before granting it administrator privileges, allowing a subscriber-level user to gain administrator access after the site owner restores or migrates the site.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-269
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jetbackup
Jetbackup jetbackup
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Jetbackup
Jetbackup jetbackup
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The JetBackup WordPress plugin before 3.1.23.5 does not verify the role or capabilities of the account it preserves across a restore or migration before granting it administrator privileges, allowing a subscriber-level user to gain administrator access after the site owner restores or migrates the site.
Title JetBackup 3.1.7.9 - 3.1.23.3 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Restore Admin User Selection
References

Subscriptions

Jetbackup Jetbackup
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:45:58.440Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T14:10:15.826Z

Link: CVE-2026-19453

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:13:07.426Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:16.840

Modified: 2026-09-02T11:17:19.547

Link: CVE-2026-19453

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T13:30:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management