Demi <= 0.0.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Directory Deletion via demi_restore_step AJAX action

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9.1

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2026-14490
CVSS	9.1 (Critical)
Publicly Published	July 27, 2026
Last Updated	July 31, 2026
Researcher	Spy0x7

Description

The Demi – One Click Demo Import, WP Backup & Site Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary Directory Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 0.0.7. The vulnerability exists because the plugin stores its HMAC signing key and per-step restore token as dotfiles inside a publicly accessible subdirectory of the WordPress uploads folder — without any `.htaccess` or index file protection — and the `demi_restore_step` AJAX handler, registered for unauthenticated callers, explicitly accepts possession of the on-disk signing key as a standalone alternative to WordPress capability and nonce checks; an unauthenticated attacker who retrieves the exposed key can forge a valid signed state envelope to invoke `CleanDir::execute()` with a caller-supplied absolute path that is subject to no allow-list or path-canonicalization check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to recursively delete arbitrary directories on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for Demi – One Click Demo Import, Backup & Site Migration

Demi – One Click Demo Import, Backup & Site Migration

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	demi-backup-migration (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 0.0.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 0.0.7
Patched Version	0.0.9

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#	Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Researchers	Date
1	Demi <= 0.0.8 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure to Arbitrary Directory Copy	CVE-2026-15012	5.3	SAHRAOUI AYMEN	July 27, 2026
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