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CVE-2022-4897: BackupBuddy < 8.8.3 - Multiple Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-21 · updated 2026-06-17

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

• iThemes BackupBuddy: before 8.8.3 — fixed in 8.8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: iThemes BackupBuddy 8.8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b0eeafe-b9bc-43b2-8487-a23d3960f73f
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b0eeafe-b9bc-43b2-8487-a23d3960f73f

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