WordPress Backwp plugin <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wphobby Backwp backwp allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Backwp: from n/a through <= 2.0.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00252 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-28956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ff9g-wp3c-hr83
More wphobby vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12674 Post Sync <= 1.1 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-20897 WordPress Backwp plugin <= 2.0.2 - CSRF to Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-28956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-28956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ff9g-wp3c-hr83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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