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.
History

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-80
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-10-01T02:33:30.428Z

Updated: 2024-10-01T14:06:27.049Z

Reserved: 2024-09-18T18:07:50.454Z

Link: CVE-2024-8981

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-01T14:06:21.682Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-10-01T03:15:02.470

Modified: 2024-10-04T13:51:25.567

Link: CVE-2024-8981

cve-icon Redhat

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