Reflected XSS Vulnerability in Broken Link Checker Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2019-17207

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Broken Link Checker
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 October 2019

Summary

A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Broken Link Checker plugin version 1.11.8 for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthorized users to inject malicious client-side JavaScript into an admin-only page through the wp-admin/tools.php?page=view-broken-links s_filter parameter during a search action. Exploiting this vulnerability could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected user’s session.

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#develo...
x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/31
mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154875/WordPress-Bro...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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