What is CVE-2022-2271?

CVE-2022-2271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpseeds Wp_database_backup, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-2271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2271 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wpseeds Wp_database_backup

CVE-2022-2271

The WP Database Backup WordPress plugin before 5.9 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wpseeds Wp_database_backup
Unknown Wp Database Backup — versions 5.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2271?: CVE-2022-2271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpseeds Wp_database_backup, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-2271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2271 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.