CVE-2023-5738

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—

The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base score: 5.4

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.43%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 35
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Webtoffee — Backup AND Migration

CWEs

CWE-79

References

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