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medium 6.1

CVE-2022-0864 json

UpdraftPlus < 1.22.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

published 2022-04-04 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15906

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.22.9 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_interval parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • updraftplus updraftplus 1.22.9

Exploit prediction

7.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template UpdraftPlus < 1.22.9 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7337543f-4c2c-4365-aebf-3423e9d2f872 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166631/WordPress-UpdraftPlus-Cross-Site-Scripting.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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