Broken Link Checker <= 1.10.8 - Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2015-5057
CVSS	Medium (6.1)
Publicly Published	June 29, 2015
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	HSASec

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	broken-link-checker (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Affected Version	<= 1.10.9
Patched Version	1.10.9

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