CVE-2015-5057 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed.

Published: 2017-08-18

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:broken_link_checker_project:broken_link_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5074	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01487.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75421
https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8064

History

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Subscriptions

Broken Link Checker Project Broken Link Checker

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-18T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:32:32.793Z

Reserved: 2015-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5057

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-18T18:29:01.030

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:28:22.310

Link: CVE-2015-5057

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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