Known vulnerabilities in WP BackItUp Community Edition

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6Reported vulnerabilities

7.5Highest CVSS score

2.1.0Latest version

6,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP BackItUp Community Edition to 2.0.0 or later. 5 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: January 25, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.9.7 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2014-9012	High 7.5	—	1.9 and earlier	`1.9.1`	July 16, 2014
WF-75685f2f-b1d0-4f38-a2b4-1cc0259aedc7	Medium 6.5	—	1.9 and earlier	`1.9.1`	December 4, 2014
CVE-2024-43268	Medium 5.4	0.3%	1.50 and earlier	`2.0.0`	November 1, 2024
CVE-2025-68039	Medium 5.3	0.3%	2.1.0 and earlier	—	January 21, 2026
CVE-2024-43270	Medium 5.3	0.4%	1.50 and earlier 0 to 1.50 (inclusive)	`2.0.0`	November 1, 2024
CVE-2024-43269	Medium 4.3	0.2%	1.5.0 and earlier	`2.0.0`	August 26, 2024

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.