Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2026· Updated Jul 17, 2026
pCloud WP Backup <= 2.0.3 - Missing Authorization on the 'start_backup' AJAX Method to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read
CVE-2026-14503
Description
The pCloud WP Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via the wp2pcl_ajax_process_request_inner. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract force generation of a full-site backup archive written to a publicly accessible directory, exposing wp-config.php database credentials, WordPress secret salts, and the complete PHP source tree. The resulting archive is deposited in the plugin's unprotected tmp/ directory at a predictable URL, making the extracted data accessible to unauthenticated visitors once the backup is triggered.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pcloud-wp-backup/tags/2.0.2/Pcloud/Classes/class-wp2pcloudfilebackup.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pcloud-wp-backup/tags/2.0.2/pcloud-wp-backup.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pcloud-wp-backup/tags/2.0.2/pcloud-wp-backup.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pcloud-wp-backup/tags/2.0.2/pcloud-wp-backup.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pcloud-wp-backup/tags/2.0.2/pcloud-wp-backup.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0b301c6e-a3c5-4435-9bc9-fab18085fe2dmitre
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 13, 2026 to July 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 23, 2026