CVE-2022-4897

BackupBuddy < 8.8.3 - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Feb 21, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The BackupBuddy WordPress plugin before 8.8.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in various places, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

BackupBuddy

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 8.8.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ithemes:backupbuddy:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.858% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b0eeafe-b9bc-43b2-8487-a23d3960f73f

History

Mar 14, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ithemes Backupbuddy

Weaknesses

No weakness.

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 14, 2025, 1:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Feb 21, 2023, 8:50 AM
Updated: Mar 14, 2025, 1:47 PM
Reserved: Jan 25, 2023, 4:23 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:55 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:55 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:22 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 21, 2023, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:22 AM

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