CVE-2023-5641 Martins Free & Easy SEO Link buildings < 1.2.30 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in Martins Free & Easy SEO BackLink plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2023-5641?
CVE-2023-5641 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Martins Free & Easy SEO BackLink Link Building Network, published on 27 Nov 2023. 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 Martins Free & Easy SEO BackLink Link Building Network WordPress plugin before 1.2.30 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5641?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Martinstools Free \& Easy Link Building.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5641?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5641 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-2023-5641 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5641 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5h7-rxc2-vj98.