CVE-2019-16521
Medium
Description
The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is susceptible to Reflected XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of an HTTP GET parameter into HTML. The filter function on the page listing all detected broken links can be exploited by providing an XSS payload in the s_filter GET parameter in a filter_id=search request. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
ProductManagewp Broken Link Checker
PublishedOct 16, 2019
First seenOct 16, 2019
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| managewp broken_link_checker | v ≤ 1.11.8 | — |
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