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Broken Link Checker CVE-2015-5057

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2017-08-18 cve@mitre.org
XSS WordPress Broken Link Checker
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2017 - 18:29 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed. Affected products include: Broken Link Checker Project Broken Link Checker. Version information: before 1.10.9.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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