cvelist/2025/2xxx/CVE-2025-2257.json

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        "ID": "CVE-2025-2257",
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        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "The Total Upkeep \u2013 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."
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')",
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                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
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                                "version": {
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            {
                "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cve",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ec3cc3e-c11b-43b6-9dd0-caa5ccfb90c8?source=cve"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.php",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boldgrid-backup/tags/1.16.7/admin/compressor/class-boldgrid-backup-admin-compressor-system-zip.php"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/files",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://github.com/BoldGrid/boldgrid-backup/pull/622/files"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&new=3257988%40boldgrid-backup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file9",
                "refsource": "MISC",
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            }
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    "credits": [
        {
            "lang": "en",
            "value": "Dzmitry Sviatlichny"
        }
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                "version": "3.1",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                "baseScore": 7.2,
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