Medium severity · published Nov 27, 2023
CVE-2023-5738
WordPress Backup & Migration < 1.4.5 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WB
WordPress Backup & Migration ·
before 1.4.4 · source: vendor
BA
Backup And Migration · Webtoffee
before 1.4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5738
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5738
Exploit
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f935916-9a1a-40c7-b6d8-efcc46eb8eaf
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