CVE-2022-0864

UpdraftPlus < 1.22.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Apr 4, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 7.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.22.9 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_interval parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.22.9`	affected	< 1.22.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-15906	The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.22.9 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_interval parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.4% (7.388% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166631/WordPress-UpdraftPlus-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7337543f-4c2c-4365-aebf-3423e9d2f872

History

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Subscriptions

Updraftplus Updraftplus

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Apr 4, 2022, 3:35 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 11:40 PM
Reserved: Mar 4, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:21 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 4, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:21 AM

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