TI-2025-01982 Aliases CVE-2025-2257 GHSA-x6vp-wm9x-hvcc

OS command injection in BoldGrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore &…

LOW 35CWE-78Published 2025-03-26 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00864 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
BoldGrid	Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid	up to 1.16.10	—	No fix listed	CNA

Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid VendorBoldGrid Affected up to 1.16.10 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:total_upkeep::::::wordpress::*	before 1.17.0	Vulnerable	BoldGrid

cpe:2.3:a:boldgrid:total_upkeep:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.17.0 Vulnerable ·BoldGrid

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-2257
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6vp-wm9x-hvcc

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cve

Other 1

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.php

TI-2020-18983 Total Upkeep by BoldGrid <= 1.14.9 - Unauthenticated Backup Download CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-16383 WordPress Total Upkeep plugin <= 1.15.8 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-08780 Total Upkeep <= 1.16.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution via Backup Settings CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2024-12927 Server-side request forgery in BoldGrid Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2022-04523 Total Upkeep <= 1.14.13 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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