CVE - CVE-2019-16521

CVE-ID
CVE-2019-16521	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is susceptible to Reflected XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of an HTTP GET parameter into HTML. The filter function on the page listing all detected broken links can be exploited by providing an XSS payload in the s_filter GET parameter in a filter_id=search request. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product.
References
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MISC:https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-02_WordPress_Plugin_Broken_Link_Checker MISC:https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers MISC:https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9917 MLIST:[oss-security] 20191016 [SBA-ADV-20190913-02] CVE-2019-16521: WordPress Plugin - Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.8 - Reflected XSS URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/3
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20190919	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20190919)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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