CVE-2026-12898 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup < 7.106 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary-Location Log File Write via Path Traversal
Unauthenticated attackers can write log files to arbitrary locations via path traversal in the All-in-One WP Migration plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12898?
CVE-2026-12898 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown All-in-One WP Migration and Backup, published on 20 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The All-in-One WP Migration and Backup WordPress plugin before 7.106 does not properly sanitise a user-supplied value before using it to build a file path, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create or append a log file in arbitrary locations outside its intended storage directory.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12898?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12898?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12898 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-12898 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12898 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8vwp-3x94-mq44.