FKIE_CVE-2021-24173

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-05 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:39
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The VM Backups WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have CSRF checks, allowing attackers to make a logged in user unwanted actions, such as update the plugin's options, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b69ea1bc-3c9b-47d7-a164-c860ee46a9afThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b69ea1bc-3c9b-47d7-a164-c860ee46a9afThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vm_backups_project vm_backups *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:39:31.133",
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