CVE-2021-25022 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin versions prior to 1.16.66. The vulnerability stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping of the backup_timestamp and job_id parameters before their output on administrative pages. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser, potentially leading to information disclosure or session hijacking, requiring user interaction to be exploited. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.16.66CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.