Broken Link Checker: Cross-site scripting
Broken Link Checker is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Broken Link Checker
- Plugin slug
broken-link-checker- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 05, 2023
This CVE was published Jun 05, 2023 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Broken Link Checker to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function options_page of the file core/core.php of the component Settings Page. The manipulation of the argument exclusion_list/blc_custom_fields leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.10.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 90615fe9b0b6f9e6fb254d503c302e53a202e561. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230659.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N