CVE-2015-9472

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Published Oct 10, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The incoming-links plugin before 0.9.10b for WordPress has referrers.php XSS via the Referer HTTP header.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:monitorbacklinks:incoming_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-9312	The incoming-links plugin before 0.9.10b for WordPress has referrers.php XSS via the Referer HTTP header.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.318% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1080044/incoming-links
https://wordpress.org/plugins/incoming-links/#developers
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8015

History

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Subscriptions

Monitorbacklinks Incoming Links

Weaknesses

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

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 10, 2019, 4:13 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:51 AM
Reserved: Oct 10, 2019, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 10, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:36 AM

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