CVE-2025-10306Network attack vector

File disclosure and writes via uncontrolled backup paths

Published Oct 3, 2025 · Updated Oct 3, 2025

Path control in Backup Bolt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to download directories and write backup ZIP files. The process_backup_batch() function accepts attacker-controlled source and destination paths for archive operations without confining them to the webroot or the plugin's dynamic backup directory. Administrator-level WordPress access is required, and the resulting access is limited to directory download and backup-file placement rather than code execution.

CVSS severity3.8
Low
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path control in Backup Bolt 1.4.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to download directories and write backup ZIP files. The process_backup_batch() function accepts attacker-controlled source and destination paths for archive operations without confining them to the webroot or the plugin's dynamic backup directory. Administrator-level WordPress access is required, and the resulting access is limited to directory download and backup-file placement rather than code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-10306
Published
Oct 3, 2025
Updated
Oct 3, 2025
Vendor
Backup Bolt
Product
Backup Bolt
Classifications
CWE-73, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=1.4.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Backup Bolt · Backup Boltversion=* <=1.4.1

Published CVSS scores

3.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
T1005Data from Local System

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