CVE-2025-34084VulnerabilityPublished 9 Jul 2025Updated 16 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-34084: Total Upkeep (BoldGrid Backup) WordPress Plugin

Affects Total Upkeep (BoldGrid Backup) WordPress PluginSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 3 Aug 2025, 00:37 UTC

Severity

Unrated

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: High
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High: There is a total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all information within the Vulnerable System being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact. For example, an attacker steals the administrator's password, or private encryption keys of a web server.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: High: There is a total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the Subsequent System being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact. For example, an attacker steals the administrator's password, or private encryption keys of a web server.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

European organizations should immediately audit their WordPress installations to identify the presence of the BoldGrid Total Upkeep plugin. Until an official patch is released, organizations should consider disabling or uninstalling the plugin to eliminate exposure. Network-level mitigations such as web application firewalls (WAFs) should be configured to detect and block suspicious requests targeting the plugin’s endpoints. Monitoring and logging of web traffic should be enhanced to identify potential exploitation attempts. Organizations should also review backup storage security to ensure backups are encrypted and access-controlled, limiting the impact if the plugin is exploited. Regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing focused on WordPress environments should be conducted to detect similar issues proactively. Finally, organizations should subscribe to BoldGrid and WordPress security advisories to apply patches promptly once available.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a serious risk to the confidentiality of website and backup data managed via the BoldGrid Total Upkeep plugin. Many European businesses, including SMEs and large enterprises, rely on WordPress for their web presence and use backup plugins to ensure data resilience. Exploitation could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive customer data, intellectual property, or internal configurations, which in turn could result in regulatory non-compliance under GDPR, reputational damage, and financial losses. Since the vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction, attackers could automate exploitation at scale, increasing the risk of widespread data breaches. Organizations in sectors with strict data protection requirements, such as finance, healthcare, and government, are particularly vulnerable. Additionally, the high scope impact means that exploitation could affect multiple components or systems interconnected with the WordPress environment, amplifying the potential damage.

Summary

CVE-2025-34084 is a newly published vulnerability affecting the BoldGrid Total Upkeep (BoldGrid Backup) WordPress plugin. Although detailed technical specifics and affected versions are not provided, the CVSS 4.0 vector string indicates a network-exploitable vulnerability with no required privileges, no user interaction, and no authentication needed. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality with high severity, but does not affect integrity or availability. The attack complexity is low, and the scope is high, meaning the vulnerability can affect components beyond the initially vulnerable component. This suggests that an attacker can remotely exploit the vulnerability over the network without any credentials or user action, potentially leading to significant unauthorized data disclosure. The lack of known exploits in the wild and absence of patch information indicates this is a recently discovered vulnerability that may not yet be actively exploited but poses a significant risk due to its ease of exploitation and impact on confidentiality. Given that BoldGrid Total Upkeep is a WordPress plugin used for backup and restoration, the vulnerability could allow attackers to access sensitive backup data or configuration details, potentially exposing website content, credentials, or other sensitive information stored within backups.

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