CVE-2019-17207 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in Broken Link Checker plugin allows attackers to inject JavaScript into admin pages via the search filter parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17207?
CVE-2019-17207 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the broken-link-checker (aka Broken Link Checker) plugin 1.11.8 for WordPress. This allows unauthorized users to inject client-side JavaScript into an admin-only WordPress page via the wp-admin/tools.php?page=view-broken-links s_filter parameter in a search action.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Managewp Broken Link Checker.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2019-17207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-23737 WordPress MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension Plugin <= 4.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-2438 Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization
- CVE-2019-16521 Cross-site scripting in n/a
- CVE-2022-3922 Broken Link Checker < 1.11.20 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-10903 Broken Link Checker < 2.4.2 - Admin+ SSRF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hqfm-wmm2-p7vf.