CVE-2019-17207

MEDIUM EPSS 73.5%
Published Oct 18, 20196y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 18, 2019 6y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
73.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
managewpbroken_link_checker* ≤1.11.8

References 4

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154875/WordPress-Broken-Link-Checker-1.11.8-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/31
    ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers
    Product
  • wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.