CVE-2019-17515 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Reflected XSS in CleanTalk plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via malicious URLs targeting logged-in administrators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17515?
CVE-2019-17515 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The CleanTalk cleantalk-spam-protect plugin before 5.127.4 for WordPress is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: Allows an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code via the from or till parameter. The component is: inc/cleantalk-users.php and inc/cleantalk-comments.php. The attack vector is: When the Administrator is logged in, a reflected XSS may execute upon a click on a malicious URL.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17515?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cleantalk Spam Protection\, Antispam\, Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17515 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-2019-17515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-10781 Missing authorization in Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk
- CVE-2021-24295 Time-based Blind SQL Injection in Spam protection, AntiSpam, FireWall by CleanTalk < 5.153.4
- CVE-2022-3302 Anti-Spam by CleanTalk < 5.185.1 - Admin+ SQLi
- CVE-2023-51535 Cross-site request forgery in Spam protection, Anti-Spam, FireWall by CleanTalk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prq5-5f99-j98g.