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UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin

Plugin description

UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin backs up, restores, and migrates WordPress files and databases using configurable storage destinations.

UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin (updraftplus) is a WordPress plugin with 13 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Jan 15, 2025; the highest published CVSS base score is 8.8.

Plugin slug: updraftplus

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2025-0215: UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Cross-site scripting

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

PublishedJan 15, 2025

Safe version guidanceSee mitigation notes

Published vulnerabilities for updraftplus
		Safe version
Jan 15, 2025	CVE-2025-0215 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Cross-site scripting UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.1 NVDPending
Jan 04, 2025	CVE-2024-10957 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin: Code execution UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin is affected by code execution. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.	See mitigation notes	CVE8.8 NVDPending
Nov 07, 2023	CVE-2023-5982 UpdraftPlus: WordPress Backup & Migration Plugin: Cross-site request forgery UpdraftPlus: WordPress Backup & Migration Plugin is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.	See mitigation notes	CVE5.4 NVD5.4
Jun 22, 2023	CVE-2023-32960 Updraftplus: Cross-site scripting Updraftplus is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE7.1 NVD6.1
Apr 04, 2022	CVE-2022-0864 UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin: Cross-site scripting UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.1
Feb 17, 2022	CVE-2022-0633 UpdraftPlus: A security weakness UpdraftPlus is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.5
Feb 01, 2022	CVE-2021-25089 UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin: Cross-site scripting UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.1
Jan 24, 2022	CVE-2021-24423 UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin: Cross-site scripting UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD4.8
Jan 03, 2022	CVE-2021-25022 UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin: Cross-site scripting UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.1 NVD6.1
Aug 28, 2019	CVE-2017-18593 Updraftplus: Cross-site scripting Updraftplus is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.1
Aug 28, 2019	CVE-2015-9360 Updraftplus: Cross-site scripting Updraftplus is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.1
Nov 17, 2017	CVE-2017-16871 Updraftplus: A security weakness Updraftplus is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD8.1
Nov 17, 2017	CVE-2017-16870 Updraftplus: Server-side request forgery Updraftplus is affected by server-side request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The vulnerable server can be induced to make attacker-selected network requests.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD8.1

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