CVE-2026-15012
Description
The Demi โ One Click Demo Import, WP Backup & Site Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Directory Copy in all versions up to, and including, 0.0.8 via the handle_restore_step function. This is due to missing HTTP access controls on the wp-content/uploads/demi-backup-state/ directory, which exposes the cryptographic restore key used to both authenticate the unauthenticated AJAX handler and forge signed restore-state envelopes. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to copy arbitrary files to attacker-controlled destinations on the server. An active restore operation must have been initiated, which writes the .restore_key and .restore_step_token files to the public upload directory, before the exposed secrets can be harvested and chained to achieve unauthenticated arbitrary file copy.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/tags/0.0.6/classes/Import/Manager.php#L287
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/tags/0.0.6/classes/Import/Manager.php#L460
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/tags/0.0.6/classes/Import/Manager.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/tags/0.0.6/classes/Import/Tasks/RestoreFiles.php#L168
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/tags/0.0.6/includes/helper-functions.php#L55
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/trunk/classes/Import/Manager.php#L287
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/trunk/classes/Import/Manager.php#L460
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/trunk/classes/Import/Manager.php#L50
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/trunk/classes/Import/Tasks/RestoreFiles.php#L168
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demi-backup-migration/trunk/includes/helper-functions.php#L55
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3616690%40demi-backup-migration&new=3616690%40demi-backup-migration
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61ee1857-aa85-4d37-a347-a1f59c95cbff?source=cve
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.