XSS in Delicious Brains Database Backup For WordPress
CVE-2021-24322
The Database Backup for WordPress plugin before 2.4 did not escape the backup_recipient POST parameter in before output it back in the attribute of an HTML tag, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bea6301-0762-45c3-a4eb-15d6ac4f9f37 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- m0ze.ru/vulnerability/[2021-04-04]-[WordPress]-[CWE-79]-WP-DB-Backup-WordPress-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24322?
- CVE-2021-24322 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Delicious Brains Database Backup For WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-06-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24322?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24322 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.