# CVE-2022-0633: UpdraftPlus Free < 1.22.3 & Premium < 2.22.3 - Subscriber+ Backup Download

> Subscribers can download site and database backups due to improper privilege validation in the UpdraftPlus WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w56x-f43j-rgx4

## What is CVE-2022-0633?

CVE-2022-0633 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (Free), published on 17 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0633?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Updraftplus Updraftplus.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (Free)

- [CVE-2017-16870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16870/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2017-16871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16871/): Race condition in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-32960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32960/): WordPress UpdraftPlus Plugin <= 1.23.3 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-0864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0864/): UpdraftPlus < 1.22.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-25089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25089/): UpdraftPlus < 1.16.69 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0633 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0633 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (Free), published on 17 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (Free). 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-2022-0633/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0633/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0633
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0633
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0633

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0633/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.