CVE-2023-5738 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-5738

WordPress Backup & Migration < 1.4.5 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

Vulnerability Description

The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL)
  • WPScan

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WordPress Backup & Migration
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 27th, 2023
Last Modified: August 2nd, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.