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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | BackupBuddy | < 8.8.3 | 8.8.3 |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress BackupBuddy <8.8.3 - Cross Site Scripting http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-4897.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b0eeafe-b9bc-43b2-8487-a23d3960f73f exploit vdb-entry technical-description