VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-17207
A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the broken-link-checker (aka Broken Link Checker) plugin 1.11.8 for WordPress.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 1.65%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the broken-link-checker (aka 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 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- managewp/broken link checker
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154875/WordPress-Broken-Link-Checker-1.11.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/31Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developersProduct
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154875/WordPress-Broken-Link-Checker-1.11.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/31Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developersProduct
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.