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TI-2022-02096 Aliases CVE-2022-2271GHSA-x44q-mwr9-fc57

WP Database Backup < 5.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WP Database Backup WordPress plugin before 5.9 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00518 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed WP Database Backup (Unknown): 5.9

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWP Database Backup5.9 to before 5.95.9Patch availableCNA
  • WP Database Backup VendorUnknown Affected 5.9 to before 5.9 Fixed in 5.9 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpseeds:wp_database_backup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 5.9VulnerableWpseeds
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpseeds:wp_database_backup:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.9 Vulnerable ·Wpseeds

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WP Database Backup (Unknown) Fixed in 5.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2271
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x44q-mwr9-fc57

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-15278 WP Database Backup < 5.2 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-08914 The wp-database-backup plugin before 4.3.1 for WordPress has CSRF. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2016-08912 The wp-database-backup plugin before 4.3.3 for WordPress has CSRF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05848 The WP Database Backup plugin through 5.5 for WordPress stores downloads by default… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-11147 The wp-database-backup plugin before 5.1.2 for WordPress has XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2016-08913 The wp-database-backup plugin before 4.3.1 for WordPress has XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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