# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hqfm-wmm2-p7vf

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17207?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23737/): WordPress MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension Plugin <= 4.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2022-2438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2438/): Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2019-16521](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16521/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-3922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3922/): Broken Link Checker < 1.11.20 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-10903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10903/): Broken Link Checker < 2.4.2 - Admin+ SSRF (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17207 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17207/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17207

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17207/
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