Medium severity · published Jan 3, 2022
CVE-2021-25022
The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.16.66 does not sanitise and escape the backup_timestamp and job_id parameter before outputting then back in admin…
6.1
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.16.66 does not sanitise and escape the backup_timestamp and job_id parameter before outputting then back in admin pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UP
Updraftplus · Updraftplus
before 1.16.66 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25022
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25022
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2635585/updraftplus
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2637112/updraftplus
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1801c7ae-2b5c-493f-969d-4bb19a9feb15
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