Is pCloud WP Backup safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.0.11). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.0.4 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep pCloud WP Backup on the latest version (2.0.11) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of pCloud WP Backup are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Information disclosure (2.0.3 and older, fixed in 2.0.4); Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2.0.2 and older, fixed in 2.0.3). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of pCloud WP Backup?

2.0.11, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-09-23). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my pCloud WP Backup is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update pcloud-wp-backup). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · pcloud-wp-backup · data as of 2026-11-04

Is pCloud WP Backup safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.0.11
Last updated: 2026-09-23
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4 · PHP 8.0+

The pCloud WP Backup plugin will help you backup everything on your blog with one click and store it in the cloud in the most secure way. — by ploudapp

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.0.11). Anything older than 2.0.4 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get pcloud-wp-backup --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update pcloud-wp-backup updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-14503 · published 2026-07-17

Information disclosure in pCloud WP Backup (2.0.3 and older)

Affected: 2.0.3 and older
Fixed in: 2.0.4 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The pCloud WP Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3 via the wp2pcl_ajax_process_request_inner. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract force generation of a full-site backup archive written to a publicly accessible directory, exposing wp-config.php database credentials, WordPress secret salts, and the complete PHP source tree. The resulting archive is deposited in the plugin's unprotected tmp/ directory at a predictable URL, making the extracted data accessible to unauthenticated visitors once the backup is triggered.

NVD CVE-2026-14503 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

high 7.1 CVE-2026-57757 · published 2026-07-02

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in pCloud WP Backup (2.0.2 and older)

Affected: 2.0.2 and older
Fixed in: 2.0.3 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pCloud WP Backup <= 2.0.2 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-57757 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-09-23 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.0.11).
2026-07-17 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2026-14503), fixed in 2.0.4.
2026-07-02 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-57757), fixed in 2.0.3.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Sensitive data exposure (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/pcloud-wp-backup (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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