CVE-2025-0215: UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin · Cross-site Scripting
Affects UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration PluginSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Jan 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| davidanderson UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution with links related to the plugin and consider restricting access to the plugin’s administrative interfaces. Monitoring for updates from the vendor davidanderson is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Description
The UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the showdata and initiate_restore parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.24.12 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick an admin user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af568eea-59ce-467e-ba03-625d04d3db6e?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/updraftplus/tags/1.24.12/includes/updraft-admin-common.js (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/updraftplus/tags/1.24.12/includes/updraft-admin-common.js (opens in a new tab)