TI-2025-09456 Aliases CVE-2025-10306 GHSA-jf45-qjm9-j9p9

Backup Bolt <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Download

LOW 18CWE-73Published 2025-10-03 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Backup Bolt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file downloads and backup location writes in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 via the process_backup_batch() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to download directories outside of the webroot and write backup zip files to arbitrary locations.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00311 24th 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: Partial

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
Backup Bolt	Backup Bolt	up to 1.4.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Backup Bolt VendorBackup Bolt Affected up to 1.4.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10306
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jf45-qjm9-j9p9

References

Other 3

TI-2023-06620 Backup Bolt <= 1.3.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
TI-2025-31155 WordPress Backup Bolt plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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