What is CVE-2022-4897?

CVE-2022-4897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ithemes Backupbuddy, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-4897?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4897 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Ithemes Backupbuddy

CVE-2022-4897

The BackupBuddy WordPress plugin before 8.8.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in various places, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published 2023-02-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ithemes Backupbuddy
Backupbuddy — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/7b0eeafe-b9bc-43b2-8487-a23d3960f73f (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4897?: CVE-2022-4897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ithemes Backupbuddy, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-4897?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4897 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.