CVE-2022-2271 WP Database Backup < 5.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into WP Database Backup settings, affecting multisite environments where unfiltered HTML is disabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2271?
CVE-2022-2271 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Database Backup, published on 5 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2271?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpseeds Wp Database Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-2271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Database Backup
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x44q-mwr9-fc57.