CVE-2024-9662

CYAN Backup < 2.5.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS via General Settings

The CYAN Backup WordPress plugin before 2.5.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Affected

CYAN Backup

CVSS v3.1 CNA

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 23rd percentile

Published

2025-05-15

Updated

2025-05-16

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfa6ff7d-c0dc-4118-afe0-587a24c76f12/

Security advisories

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfa6ff7d-c0dc-4118-afe0-587a24c76f12

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry