Known vulnerabilities in Backup Bolt

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3Reported vulnerabilities

4.7Highest CVSS score

1.5.0Latest version

800+Active installs

What to do now

Update Backup Bolt to 1.5.0 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: October 5, 2025 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.8.8 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2023-7236	Medium 4.7	0.5%	1.3.0 and earlier	`1.4.0`	March 18, 2024
CVE-2025-49040	Medium 4.3	0.1%	1.4.1 and earlier	—	August 19, 2025
CVE-2025-10306	Low 3.8	0.3%	0 to 1.4.1 (inclusive)	`1.5.0`	October 3, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.