WP Database Backup < 5.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2022-2271

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Database Backup
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 September 2022

What is CVE-2022-2271?

The WP Database Backup WordPress plugin before 5.9 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected Version(s)

WP Database Backup 5.9

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b064940f-9614-4b7b-b2c4-...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Raad Haddad of Cloudyrion GmbH
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