# CVE-2020-36848: Total Upkeep by BoldGrid <= 1.14.9 - Unauthenticated Backup Download

> Unauthenticated attackers can discover and download sensitive WordPress backup files via exposed configuration files in the Total Upkeep plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** CVE-2025-34084, GHSA-qcmh-3f59-hmv7

## What is CVE-2020-36848?

CVE-2020-36848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid, published on 12 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36848?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Boldgrid Total Upkeep.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36848 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36848 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Total Upkeep Unauthenticated Backup Downloader (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid

- [CVE-2024-24869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24869/): WordPress Total Upkeep plugin <= 1.15.8 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-2257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2257/): Command injection in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-9461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9461/): Total Upkeep <= 1.16.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution via Backup Settings (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-13907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13907/): Server-side request forgery in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid (medium 4.9)
- [CVE-2022-4932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4932/): Total Upkeep <= 1.14.13 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36848 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid, published on 12 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-36848 exists.

Affected product: Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36848/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36848
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36848
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36848

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36848/
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