Reported vulnerability
Backup Migration <= 2.1.5.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) OS Command Injection via 'file' Parameter
Published 4 Aug 2026
Updated 5 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-7693
Compare your installed software with the affected versions below. Follow the source’s remediation guidance and test an available update after taking a backup. A database entry describes a reported issue; it does not establish whether a particular website has been compromised.
Does this affect my version?
Check your installed version against this advisory. This compares the report’s version ranges and does not scan your website.
Wordfence advisory
high · CVSS 7.2The Backup Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to OS Command Injection in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.5.1 due to insufficient sanitization of the `file` POST parameter on the `restoreBackup()` AJAX handler. The handler applies `esc_attr()` — an HTML-context sanitizer that does not strip shell metacharacters — and concatenates the result, unquoted, into a `php-cli -f … bmi_restore ` command passed to `exec()`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access (or any user granted the plugin's `do_backups` capability) and above, to execute arbitrary OS commands as the web-server user, bypassing WordPress hardening constants such as `DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT` and `DISALLOW_FILE_MODS` that would otherwise prevent code execution from the admin UI. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2023-7002, which patched the same pattern only in the `$_POST['url']` path of `handleQuickMigration()`; the equivalent mitigations (`rawurlencode()` + explicit shell-metachar replacement + double-quoting in `exec()`) were never applied to `$backupName`.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Backup Migration
- Software
- plugin · backup-backup
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 2.1.1
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.1.5.2
Recommended action
Update to version 2.1.5.2, or a newer patched version
Further references (1)
Data sources and licences
Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc.
Defiant hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute this software vulnerability information. Any copy of the software vulnerability information you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you include a hyperlink to this vulnerability record and reproduce Defiant's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.
Read licence termsCopyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation
CVE Usage: MITRE hereby grants you a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license to reproduce, prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, and distribute Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®). Any copy you make for such purposes is authorized provided that you reproduce MITRE's copyright designation and this license in any such copy.
Read licence termsSource: Wordfence
Need help fixing this issue?
Get help checking your site, applying an available update and resolving any problems after updating.
Get help with this issueQuestions about this vulnerability
Which versions of Backup Migration are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 2.1.1. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Backup Migration?
Wordfence reports a fix for this issue in Backup Migration. It lists these fixed versions: 2.1.5.2. Back up your website and test the recommended update before applying it to your live site.
Where can I find my installed plugin version?
In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.
Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?
An affected version means the installed release matches a vulnerability described in this report. It does not show whether anyone has exploited it on your website. The checker compares version numbers with stored reports; it does not inspect your website.
Other reports for the same product
These reports cover at least one of the same plugins, themes or WordPress core. Check each report’s affected versions separately.
- Backup Migration <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Privilege EscalationUpdated 2 Sept 2026
- BackupBliss – Backup & Migration with Free Cloud Storage <= 2.1.1 - Unauthenticated Information ExposureUpdated 15 Apr 2026
- Backup Migration <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Backup Upload to Offline StorageUpdated 7 Apr 2026
- Backup Migration <= 1.4.9 - Information Exposure to Unauthenticated Back-up DownloadUpdated 1 Dec 2025
- Backup Migration <= 1.4.6 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via 'recursive_unserialize_replace'Updated 4 Jan 2025