CVE-2025-15041 BackWPup <= 5.6.2 - Authenticated (BackWPup Helper+) Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator by updating arbitrary site options due to missing capability checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15041?
CVE-2025-15041 is a high-severity vulnerability in wp_media BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15041?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15041?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15041 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-15041 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15041 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgvj-v9hv-3j6x.