WF-42c38563-ed78-4e65-8d1f-b3aa6444923d-related-posts-for-wp

Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

2.1.2

Patched in

477d

Time to patch

Description

The Related Posts for WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of unsanitized user input when constructing a URL in versions up to, and including, 2.1.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is unlikely to work in newer browsers.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.1.1

PublishedOctober 3, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginrelated-posts-for-wp

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42c38563-ed78-4e65-8d1f-b3aa6444923d?source=api-prod

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