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TI-2026-06775 Aliases CVE-2026-7693GHSA-982q-x59v-3xjj

Backup Migration <= 2.1.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) OS Command Injection via 'file' Parameter

Priority LOW 39CWE-77Published · Updated

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-77.

Summary

The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5.1 due to insufficient sanitization of the `file` POST parameter on the `restoreBackup()` AJAX handler. The handler applies `esc_attr()` — an HTML-context sanitizer that does not strip shell metacharacters — and concatenates the result, unquoted, into a `php-cli -f … bmi_restore <file> <remote>` command passed to `exec()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access (or any user granted the plugin's `do_backups` capability) and above, to execute arbitrary OS commands as the web-server user, bypassing WordPress hardening constants such as `DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT` and `DISALLOW_FILE_MODS` that would otherwise prevent code execution from the admin UI. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2023-7002, which patched the same pattern only in the `$_POST['url']` path of `handleQuickMigration()`; the equivalent mitigations (`rawurlencode()` + explicit shell-metachar replacement + double-quoting in `exec()`) were never applied to `$backupName`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02954 87th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
inisevBackup Migrationup to 2.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Backup Migration Vendorinisev Affected up to 2.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-7693
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-982q-x59v-3xjj

References

  • TI-2023-06004 Backup Migration <= 1.3.7 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-00517 Enhanced Text Widget < 1.6.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-01258 Redirection < 1.1.5 - Plugin Reset via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-01257 Redirection < 1.1.4 - Redirect Creation via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-00519 Ultimate Posts Widget < 2.3.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-06399 Backup Migration <= 1.3.9 - Authenticated (Admin+) OS Command Injection via url CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources