CVE-2021-24812

BetterLinks – Shorten, Track and Manage any URL <= 1.2.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

5.4

CVSS Score

5.4

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.2.6

Patched in

825d

Time to patch

Description

The BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 1.2.6 does not sanitise and escape some of imported link fields, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an admin import a malicious CSV.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.2.6

PublishedOctober 20, 2021

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginbetterlinks

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/793082f8-5b5e-4973-819c-d2f11d1a596e?source=api-prod

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