High severity · published Mar 26, 2025
CVE-2025-2257
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid <= 1.16.10 - Authenticated (Admin+) Command Injection
7.2
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TU
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid · boldgrid
through 1.16.10 · source: vendor
TU
Total Upkeep · Boldgrid
before 1.17.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
TU
Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid
boldgrid
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2257
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2257
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
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