CVE-2023-5738 (GCVE-0-2023-5738)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-27 16:22 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Backup & Migration < 1.4.5 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
Summary
The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f935916-9a1a-40… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown WordPress Backup & Migration Affected: 0 , < 1.4.4 (semver)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL) WPScan
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