CVE-2024-8981
Oct. 1, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Tags
CVSS Score
Products impacted
Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress
- up to 2.4.0
Source
security@wordfence.com
Date
Published: Oct. 1, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 1, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoDescription
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.
Weaknesses
CWE-80
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.
CWE ID: 80CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Base Score
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGHCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L