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CVE-2022-2737

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 16, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP STAGING WordPress plugin before 2.9.18 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 WordPress components

  • WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups Plugin · wp-staging
    Confirmed match Active
    From 2.9.18 (including) to 2.9.18 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown WP STAGING – Backup Duplicator & Migration — From 2.9.18 (including) to 2.9.18 (excluding)
  • wp-staging wp_staging — Before 2.9.18

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/91bbdeb0-f2df-4500-b856-af0ff68fbb12 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record