VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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)
- 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
- 0.50% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- wpseeds/wp database backup
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b064940f-9614-4b7b-b2c4-e79528746833Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b064940f-9614-4b7b-b2c4-e79528746833Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.