CVE-2021-24423

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    CVE-2021-24423

    Published: 24 Jan 2022Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.6.59 does not sanitise its updraft_service settings, allowing high privilege users to set malicious JavaScript payload in it and leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue

    References: https://m0ze.ru/vulnerability/%5B2021-05-09%5D-%5BWordPress%5D-%5BCWE-79%5D-UpdraftPlus-WordPress-Plugin-v1.16.56.txt, , https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/541974d6-2df8-4497-9aee-afd3b9024102

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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