Medium severity · published Feb 1, 2022
CVE-2021-25089
UpdraftPlus < 1.16.69 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
6.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.16.69 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_restore parameter before outputting it back in the Restore page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UW
UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin ·
1.16.69 before 1.16.69 · source: vendor
UP
Updraftplus · Updraftplus
before 1.16.69 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25089
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25089
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5adb977e-f7bf-4d36-b625-87bc23d379c8
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