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CVE-2022-2271

WP Database Backup < 5.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 5, 2022 at 12:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWp Database Backup

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

The WP Database Backup WordPress plugin before 5.9 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Wp Database Backup· Wpseedswordpress-plugin
95%
v < 5.9
Affected range stops below 5.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b064940f-9614-4b7b-b2c4-e79528746833

CVSS

4.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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