CVE-2022-4897 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the BackupBuddy WordPress plugin prior to version 8.8.3, stemming from insufficient sanitization and escaping of parameters. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to client-side script execution and limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, a Nuclei template exists, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ithemes:backupbuddy:*:*:*:*:*: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.