CVE-2019-17550 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Blog2Social allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via a malicious URL when an administrator clicks it.

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-2019-17550?

CVE-2019-17550 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 Blog2Social plugin before 5.9.0 for WordPress is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: Allows an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code via the b2s_id parameter. The component is: views/b2s/post.calendar.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-2019-17550?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Adenion Blog2social.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17550 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-2019-17550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rwqx-wj4g-4cgq.

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