Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-3143Total Upkeep <= 1.17.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Rollback Cancellation
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization 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 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
The Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'wp_ajax_cli_cancel' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.17.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to cancel a pending rollback, potentially preventing a WordPress installation from automatically reverting a failed update.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| boldgrid | Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid | 0 – through 1.17.1 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f25dcd7e-8fb1-471e-bd22-782409de45c4?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boldgrid-backup/trunk/admin/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-auto-rollback.php#L1202
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boldgrid-backup/trunk/includes/class-boldgrid-backup.php#L459
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boldgrid-backup/trunk/admin/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-core.php#L864
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3480378/