Database Backup for WordPress

Name: Database Backup for WordPress
Author: WP Engine

By WP Engine · since 2005 · wp-db-backup

!7 vulnerabilities

Database Backup for WordPress is your one-stop database backup solution for WordPress.

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WorksBuggyWorks

ReliabilityFlakyReliable

Free versionPaywalledGenerous

SupportSlowResponsive

CurrentBehindCurrent

LightHeavyLight

FairPushyFair

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What WordPress.org says

✓ Updated 7 months ago! Not tested with 7.1✓ PHP 7.4+, like WordPress

Sites60,000+active installs

Version2.5.3needs WordPress 3.6.0+

Last update7 months ago2026-04-20

Tested up to6.9.11current: 7.1.4

PHP5.3+WordPress itself: PHP 7.4+

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Known vulnerabilities

HIGHMissing Authorization to Unauthenticated Database Exportup to 2.5.2 · fixed in 2.5.314 May HIGHMissing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read and Deletionup to 2.5.2 · fixed in 2.5.314 May HIGHMissing Authorization to Unauthenticated Database Backup Interceptionup to 2.5.2 · fixed in 2.5.314 May HIGHCross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Updatebefore 2.5.2 · fixed in 2.5.211 May HIGHAdmin+ SQL Injectionbefore 2.5.1 · fixed in 2.5.124 Jan MEDIUMAuthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via backup_receipient Parameterbefore 2.4 · fixed in 2.416 May

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From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.wp_security

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