CVE-2025-2257 - BoldGrid WordPress Backup Plugin Remote Code Execution

CVE-2025-2257 - BoldGrid WordPress Backup Plugin Remote Code Execution

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CVE ID : CVE-2025-2257
Published : March 26, 2025, 9:15 a.m. | 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 7.2 | HIGH
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