CVE-2024-8981
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg in /app/admin-notices/features/class-view.php without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. 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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 1, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 4, 2024, 1:51 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 01, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg in /app/admin-notices/features/class-view.php without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. 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. Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/429fe34a-5fa9-4032-9b21-4de114dbc9d1?source=cve [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3159860/broken-link-checker/trunk/app/admin-notices/features/class-view.php [No types assigned] Added Reference Wordfence https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.0/app/admin-notices/features/class-view.php#L43 [No types assigned] Added CWE Wordfence CWE-80 Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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