PT-2023-15907 · WordPress · Backupbuddy

Published 2023-02-21 · Updated 2023-02-28 · CVE-2022-4897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions BackupBuddy WordPress plugin versions prior to 8.8.3

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. It occurs because the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin does not properly sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in various places.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.8.3, update to version 8.8.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive parameters and ensuring proper input validation to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4897

Affected Products

Backupbuddy

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b0eeafe-b9bc-43b2-8487-a23d3960f73f · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4897 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44727 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/58589 · Telegram Post