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TI-2011-04358 Aliases CVE-2011-5081GHSA-hmq9-wmx8-f973

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RestoreFile.pm in BackupPC 3.1.0, 3.2.1, and…

Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RestoreFile.pm in BackupPC 3.1.0, 3.2.1, and possibly other earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the share parameter in a RestoreFile action to index.cgi.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01957 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:backuppc:backuppc:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableBackuppc
cpe:2.3:a:backuppc:backuppc:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableBackuppc
  • cpe:2.3:a:backuppc:backuppc:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Backuppc
  • cpe:2.3:a:backuppc:backuppc:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Backuppc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-5081
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmq9-wmx8-f973

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2009-03211 CgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in use in a multi-user… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2011-02971 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CGI/Browse.pm in BackupPC 3.2.0 and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2011-04237 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in View.pm in BackupPC 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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