CVE-2025-15041 json
BackWPup <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update
published 2026-02-19 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-207870
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the save_site_option() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Patch / fix
- inpsyde backwpup 5.6.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 8 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2ab8f440-2910-41a3-8bbc-afb4cafd33b5?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/backwpup/tags/5.6.1/src/Jobs/API/Rest.php?marks=88,337,788-812#L88
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3443073%40backwpup&new=3443073%40backwpup&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-15041
- NVD CVE-2025-15041
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.