Cross-site scripting in BackupGuard
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in BackupGuard prior to version 1.1.47 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00923 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| backupguard | BackupGuard | prior to version 1.1.47 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- BackupGuard Vendorbackupguard Affected prior to version 1.1.47 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:backup-guard:backup_guard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.1.46 | Vulnerable | backupguard |
- cpe:2.3:a:backup-guard:backup_guard:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.1.46 Vulnerable ·backupguard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10837
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h75c-8hcv-36gq
References
More backupguard Backup Guard vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06447 Backup Guard < 1.6.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2017-13661 The Backup Guard plugin before 1.1.47 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-10837 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-10837 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h75c-8hcv-36gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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