CVE-2019-16521
"WordPress Broken Link Checker Reflected XSS"
Description
The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is susceptible to Reflected XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of an HTTP GET parameter into HTML. The filter function on the page listing all detected broken links can be exploited by providing an XSS payload in the s_filter GET parameter in a filter_id=search request. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 16, 2019, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 18, 2019, 8:24 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-16521.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/3 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-02_WordPress_Plugin_Broken_Link_Checker | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers | Product Third Party Advisory |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2019-16521 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/3 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-02_WordPress_Plugin_Broken_Link_Checker No Types Assigned https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-02_WordPress_Plugin_Broken_Link_Checker Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:managewp:broken_link_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 1.11.8 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/3 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16521 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-16521
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.21 }} 0.08%
score
0.57736
percentile