6.1

CVE-2022-4897: ithemes backupbuddy Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
Published 21-02-2023Last modified 14-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-4897 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ithemes backupbuddy. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 8.8.3.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 21-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The BackupBuddy WordPress plugin before 8.8.3 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in various places, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.86% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ithemes1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • backupbuddy≤ 8.8.2 (fixed in 8.8.3)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links