CVE-2026-3577: Keep Backup Daily (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Keep Backup Daily (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fahadmahmoodKeep Backup Daily | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict Administrator-level access to trusted users only and consider monitoring for suspicious activity related to backup title modifications. Avoid using the vulnerable plugin version in production environments if possible.
Description
The Keep Backup Daily plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the backup title alias (`val` parameter) in the `update_kbd_bkup_alias` AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. While `sanitize_text_field()` strips HTML tags on save, it does not encode double quotes. The backup titles are output in HTML attribute contexts without `esc_attr()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts via attribute injection that will execute whenever another administrator views the backup list page.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/18a4fa4b-5c99-4347-8b34-e49f7e0972be?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/keep-backup-daily/tags/2.1.1/inc/functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/keep-backup-daily/trunk/inc/functions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/keep-backup-daily/tags/2.1.1/inc/kbd_cron.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/keep-backup-daily/trunk/inc/kbd_cron.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3481587%40keep-backup-daily&new=3481587%40keep-backup-daily&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)