RCE in Boldgrid Total Upkeep
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. 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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5c… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-bo… (Release Notes)
- github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/files (Patch)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2257?
- CVE-2025-2257 is a high-severity vulnerability in Boldgrid Total Upkeep, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2257?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-2257 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.