CVE-2025-2257

HIGH

Total Upkeep - WordPress Backup Plugin < 1.16.10 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via compression_level Setting

Title source: llm

Description

The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.16.10 via the compression_level setting. This is due to the plugin using the compression_level setting in proc_open() without any validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to execute code on the server.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Patch

https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/files

Release Notes

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.php

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&new=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file9

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2

EPSS 0.0074

EPSS Percentile 49.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-78

Status published

Products (2)

boldgrid/Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid < 1.16.10

boldgrid/total_upkeep < 1.17.0

Published Mar 26, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026