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.
History

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp Media
Wp Media backwpup – Wordpress Backup & Restore Plugin
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Wp Media
Wp Media backwpup – Wordpress Backup & Restore Plugin

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Description 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.
Title BackWPup <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-02-19T04:36:07.701Z

Updated: 2026-02-19T17:39:08.954Z

Reserved: 2025-12-23T12:23:58.877Z

Link: CVE-2025-15041

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-19T17:07:23.796Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-19T07:17:36.367

Modified: 2026-02-19T15:53:02.850

Link: CVE-2025-15041

cve-icon Redhat

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