VM Backups <= 1.0 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Priority LOW 27CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
The VM Backups WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have CSRF checks, allowing attackers to make a logged in user unwanted actions, such as update the plugin's options, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00377 31st 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | VM Backups | 1.0 – 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- VM Backups VendorUnknown Affected 1.0 – 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vm_backups_project:vm_backups:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.0 | Vulnerable | Vm Backups Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:vm_backups_project:vm_backups:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.0 Vulnerable ·Vm Backups Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pfj9-w34v-grhw
References
More Vm Backups Project Vm Backups vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-06464 VM Backups <= 1.0 - CSRF to Database Backup Download CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-24173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pfj9-w34v-grhw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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