CVE-2019-17207

Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

5.4

CVSS Score

5.4

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.11.9

Patched in

1562d

Time to patch

Description

A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the Broken Link Checker plugin 1.11.8 for WordPress. This allows unauthorized users to inject client-side JavaScript into an admin-only WordPress page via the wp-admin/tools.php?page=view-broken-links s_filter parameter in a search action.

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<1.11.9

PublishedOctober 14, 2019

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginbroken-link-checker

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/58b59e65-420c-45f5-a34c-2d2003f4e3ae?source=api-prod

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