CVE-2026-40297.5HighCWE-862

CVE-2026-4029: Database Backup for WordPress <= 2.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Database Export

wpengine · Database Backup for WordPress

Affected: wpengine Database Backup for WordPress · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

35th percentile

050100

Higher than 35% of scored CVEs

7.5HighCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

The Database Backup for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized database export in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This is due to the plugin not properly enforcing the return value of its authorization check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export database tables, leading to Sensitive Information Exposure. Note: This vulnerability is only exploitable in WordPress Multisite environments where the deprecated is_site_admin() function exists.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

wpengine · Database Backup for WordPressup to and including 2.5.2

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Missing Authorization · Access Control
Vendor: wpengine
Published: May 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), May 2026

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