CVE-2023-5738

Summary

CVE-2023-5738 is a vulnerability affecting the WordPress Backup & Migration plugin before version 1.4.4. This issue permits Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, enabling malicious actors to inject malicious code into a website. The vulnerability arises due to the plugin's failure to sanitize and escape certain parameters. Users with a minimal role, such as Subscriber, can exploit this weakness, posing a significant risk to the security of WordPress sites using the affected plugin. Updating to the latest version, 1.4.4 or higher, is strongly advised to mitigate this issue.

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