PT-2025-21533 · WordPress · Database Backup

Published 2025-05-15 · Updated 2025-05-15 · CVE-2024-8702

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Backup Database WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.9

Description: The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This is possible because some settings are not properly sanitised and escaped, and this issue can be exploited even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example in a multisite setup.

Recommendations: For Backup Database WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.9, update to a version that properly sanitises and escapes its settings to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-8702

Affected Products

Database Backup

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2199ef66-25bd-4eb4-a675-d8b30f047847 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8702 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8702 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1923119301508358636 · Twitter Post