Vulnerability · Published Mar 26, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2257Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid <= 1.16.10 - Authenticated (Admin+) Command Injection
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid from boldgrid. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| boldgrid | Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid | 0 – through 1.16.10 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 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