VM Backups <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2021-24173
CVSS	High (8.8)
Publicly Published	March 13, 2021
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	0xB9

Description

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.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	vm-backups (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.0
Patched Version

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