Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2024-9662CYAN Backup < 2.5.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS via General Settings
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in CYAN Backup from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | CYAN Backup | 0 – before 2.5.3 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dfa6ff7d-c0dc-4118-afe0-587a24c76f12/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description