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CVE-2022-2271: WP Database Backup < 5.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

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)

Affected products

• databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP: before 5.9 — fixed in 5.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: databasebackup WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 5.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b064940f-9614-4b7b-b2c4-e79528746833
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b064940f-9614-4b7b-b2c4-e79528746833

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