WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-26779 Deferred

Keep Backup Daily: Filesystem traversal

Keep Backup Daily is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

CVE / CNA score 4.9 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Keep Backup Daily
Plugin slug
keep-backup-daily
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 16, 2025
Weakness
CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

This CVE was published Feb 16, 2025 and is one of 5 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Keep Backup Daily to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood Keep Backup Daily keep-backup-daily allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Keep Backup Daily: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources