Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: known security problems
10 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
Updated
In short
There are 10 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 1.22.28 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
Based on public reports. Check the plugin’s changelog. Watchfox AI may be wrong.
Get an email when your site is affected: install Watchfox AI (free)
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.22.27)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.27
- Fixed in
- 1.22.28
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.28 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-107237
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.27 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could see private information they should not see
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.26
- Fixed in
- 1.22.27
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.27 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-8996
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.26 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc Function
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 1.22.25)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.25
- Fixed in
- 1.22.26
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.26 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-42760
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.25 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.22.23)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.23
- Fixed in
- 1.22.24
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.24 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-47477
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.23 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.21
- Fixed in
- 1.22.22
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.22 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-8856
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.21 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could in some setups, take over your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.21
- Fixed in
- 1.22.22
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.22 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-49684
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.21 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.21
- Fixed in
- 1.22.22
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.22 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-48020
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.21 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (up to and including 1.22.20)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.20
- Fixed in
- 1.22.21
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.21 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-38770
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.20 - Authentication Bypass to Account Takeover
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.22.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.22.6
- Fixed in
- 1.22.7
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.22.7 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2021-25035
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could take over your site as an admin (before 1.21.16)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.21.16
- Fixed in
- 1.21.16
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to version 1.21.16 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2020-8771
- Report title
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.21.15 - Authentication Bypass
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
Get an email when your site is affected.
Install Watchfox AI once. It checks your plugins and themes against this list every day, for free.
Install Watchfox AI (free)