SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-24423

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.59 does not sanitise its updraft_service settings, allowing high privilege users to set malicious JavaScript payload in it and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.61%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.61%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.59 does not sanitise its updraft_service settings, allowing high privilege users to set malicious JavaScript payload in it and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

CVSS 3.1
4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.61% probability · 48th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
updraftplus/updraftplus
Source
contact@wpscan.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.