CVE-2026-14503 PUBLISHED

pCloud WP Backup <= 2.0.3 - Missing Authorization on the 'start_backup' AJAX Method to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 02.07.2026 Published: 17.07.2026 Updated: 17.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor ploudapp
Product pCloud WP Backup
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.0.3 (incl.)

Credits

  • Civitasmass finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE