CVE-2025-2257
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.85% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- boldgrid/total upkeep
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/filesPatch
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.phpRelease Notes
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&new=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file9Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cveThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.