Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Backlink Monitoring Manager Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2024-12714
Key Information:
- Vendor
Wordpress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 9 January 2025
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What is CVE-2024-12714?
The Backlink Monitoring Manager plugin for WordPress, up to version 0.1.3, is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting. This occurs due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of parameters before rendering them on the page. Attackers may exploit this weakness to inject malicious scripts, potentially targeting high-privilege users such as administrators. Admins visiting compromised links could inadvertently execute scripts, leading to data leaks or further compromise of the site.

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Affected Version(s)
Backlink Monitoring Manager 0 <= 0.1.3
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
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