CVE-2016-20076: Chrishurst Simple Backup

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

WordPress Simple-Backup 2.7.11 contains multiple vulnerabilities that allow unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files and download sensitive files by manipulating the delete_backup_file and download_backup_file parameters in tools.php. Attackers can exploit insufficient input validation using directory traversal techniques to access wp-config.php, database dumps, and other sensitive files, or delete critical files .htaccess to expose backup directories.

Affected products

• Chrishurst Simple Backup: version 2.7.11 only

Published 2026-06-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.