BetterLinks – Shorten, Track and Manage any URL <= 1.2.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2021-24812
CVSS Medium (5.4)
Publicly Published October 20, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Huy Nguyen
Description

The BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 1.2.6 does not sanitise and escape some of imported link fields, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an admin import a malicious CSV.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug betterlinks (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.6
Patched Version
  • 1.2.6
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