CVE-2025-0215 UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore <= 1.24.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Unauthenticated attackers can inject scripts via parameters, potentially hijacking admin sessions if they trick users into clicking malicious links.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0215?
CVE-2025-0215 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in davidanderson UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin, published on 15 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the showdata and initiate_restore parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.24.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an admin user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0215?
How do I fix CVE-2025-0215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0215 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-2025-0215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8qf-mp2m-xhx4.