CVE-2025-2257

Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid <= 1.16.10 - Authenticated (Admin+) Command Injection

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: Dzmitry Sviatlichny

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Multiple

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-03-12 CVE Reserved
2025-03-25 CVE Published
2025-03-26 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/files
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.php
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&new=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file9
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cve

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Boldgrid Search vendor "Boldgrid"		Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin Plus Restore & Migrate Search vendor "Boldgrid" for product "Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin Plus Restore & Migrate"				<= 1.16.10 Search vendor "Boldgrid" for product "Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin Plus Restore & Migrate" and version " <= 1.16.10"		en		Affected