CVE-2021-25089 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.16.69 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_restore parameter before outputting it back in the Restore page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: 2022-02-01

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.16.69`	affected	< 1.16.69

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12001	The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.16.69 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_restore parameter before outputting it back in the Restore page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5adb977e-f7bf-4d36-b625-87bc23d379c8

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Updraftplus Updraftplus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-02-01T12:21:37.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:10.476Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25089

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-01T13:15:09.357

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:26.467

Link: CVE-2021-25089

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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