CVE-2025-0215: UpdraftPlus - Backup/Restore <= 1.24.12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the showdata and initiate_restore parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.24.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an admin user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-0215
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
Affected Products
Vendor: davidanderson
Product: UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 23.37% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-13 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af568eea-59ce-467e-ba03-625d04d3db6e?source=cvehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/updraftplus/tags/1.24.12/includes/updraft-admin-common.js#L4404
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/updraftplus/tags/1.24.12/includes/updraft-admin-common.js#L4439