Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14944
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0.
Published Apr 7, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 7, 2026 · The Backup Migration plugin
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14944. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of The Backup Migration plugin is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The Backup Migration plugin).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.56%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated named in the record
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'initializeOfflineAjax' function and lack of proper nonce verification. The endpoint only validates against hardcoded tokens which are publicly exposed in the plugin's JavaScript. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger the backup upload queue processing, potentially causing unexpected backup transfers to configured cloud storage targets and resource exhaustion.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- stated named in the record<= 2.0.0
How to fix CVE-2025-14944
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14944. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of The Backup Migration plugin is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 2.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Apr 7, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'initializeOfflineAjax' function and lack of proper nonce verification. The endpoint only validates against hardcoded tokens which are publicly exposed in the plugin's JavaScript. This makes it possible for unauthenticated at
Oct 7, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'initializeOfflineAjax' function and lack of proper nonce verification. The endpoint only validates against hardcoded tokens which are publicly exposed in the plugin's JavaScript. This makes it possible for unauthenticated at
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14944
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14944
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14944
The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to a missing capability check on the 'initializeOfflineAjax' function and lack of proper nonce verification. The endpoint only validates again
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.