# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vwp-3x94-mq44

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## 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.

## 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:

- All-in-One WP Migration and Backup < 7.106 - Arbitrary Log File Write (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-12898.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12898 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12898 exists.

Affected product: Unknown All-in-One WP Migration and Backup. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12898/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12898/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12898
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12898
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12898

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12898/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.