PT-2023-32292 · WordPress · Wordpress Backup & Migration

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2023-11-27 · Updated 2023-12-02 · CVE-2023-5738

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Backup & Migration plugin versions prior to 1.4.4

Description The issue allows users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the plugin's failure to sanitise and escape some parameters.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.4.4, update to version 1.4.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the plugin until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5738

Affected Products

Wordpress Backup & Migration

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f935916-9a1a-40c7-b6d8-efcc46eb8eaf · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5738 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5738 · Security Note