Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Backup Bolt by WordPress
CVE-2025-49040

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Backup Bolt
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-49040?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Backup Bolt plugin allows attackers to send unauthorized commands to the application, potentially compromising user data and functionality. This flaw affects versions of Backup Bolt up to and including 1.4.1. Website owners are urged to review their installations and apply necessary security measures to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Backup Bolt <= 1.4.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/backup-b...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Nabil Irawan (Patchstack Bug Bounty program)
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CVE-2025-49040 : Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Backup Bolt by WordPress