CVE-2025-5396
CRITICALBears Backup < 2.0.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via bbackup_ajax_handle()
Title source: llmDescription
The Bears Backup plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the bbackup_ajax_handle() function not having a capability check, nor validating user supplied input passed directly to call_user_func(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server which can be leverage to inject backdoors or create new administrative user accounts to name a few things. On WordPress sites running the Alone theme versions 7.8.4 and older, this can be chained with CVE-2025-5394 to install the Bears Backup plugin and achieve the same impact.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
49.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
Bearsthemes/Bears Backup
< 2.0.0
Published
Jul 17, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026