WF-1254e0ad-852e-4fd4-8317-61bfbbc9f737-wp-external-links

External Links <= 2.55 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
5.5
CVSS Score
5.5
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.56
Patched in
429d
Time to patch

Description

The External Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.55 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.55
PublishedNovember 20, 2022
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024
Affected pluginwp-external-links

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