CVE-2021-24426: The Backup by 10Web – Backup and Restore Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.0.20 does not sanitise or escape the tab parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a reflected Cross-Site S

medium Affects backup-wd (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Backup by 10Web – Backup and Restore Plugin WordPress plugin through 1.0.20 does not sanitise or escape the tab parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a reflected Cross-Site S

Package
backup-wd (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=1.0.20
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.9th percentile)
Published
2021-07-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordbackup-wd (WordPress plugin) advisories

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