Name: CVE-2021-24322: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-24322, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, EPSS 0.00162

The Database Backup for WordPress plugin before 2.4 did not escape the backup_recipient POST parameter in before output it back in the attribute of an HTML tag, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.4
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Wp Db Backup Plugin	—	Update wp-db-backup plugin to version 2.4, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	May 16, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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