Vulnerability details
CVE-2025-2257
boldgrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid <= 1.16.10 - Authenticated (Admin+) Command Injection
CVSS 3.1
7.2High
Official 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.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (Wordfence) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boldgrid | Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid | v ≤ 1.16.10 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
4- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cve
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.php
- https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/files
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&new=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file9
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Details
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- Last updated
- 2026-04-08
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- Wordfence
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.86%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
58.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')