cve/2023/CVE-2023-5738.md

### [CVE-2023-5738](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5738)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WordPress%20Backup%20%26%20Migration&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.4.4%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The WordPress Backup & Migration WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7f935916-9a1a-40c7-b6d8-efcc46eb8eaf

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.