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CVE-2022-0864 (GCVE-0-2022-0864)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-04 15:35 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:40
VLAI
Title
UpdraftPlus < 1.22.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
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.
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin Affected: 1.22.9 , < 1.22.9 (custom)
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