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2 vulnerabilities found for Backup Bolt by backupbolt
CVE-2025-10306 (GCVE-0-2025-10306)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-10-03 11:17 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:57
VLAI
Title
Backup Bolt <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Download
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.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| backupbolt | Backup Bolt |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4.1
(semver)
|
Credits
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CVE-2025-10306 (GCVE-0-2025-10306)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-03 11:17 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:57
VLAI
Title
Backup Bolt <= 1.4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Download
Summary
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Severity
CWE
- CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| backupbolt | Backup Bolt |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.4.1
(semver)
|
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