| CVE-2019-16521 | Date: (C)2019-10-16 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 6.1 | CVSS Score : 4.3 |
| Exploit Score: 2.8 | Exploit Score: 8.6 |
| Impact Score: 2.7 | Impact Score: 2.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: NETWORK | Access Vector: NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: NONE |
| Scope: CHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: LOW | Availability: NONE |
| Integrity: LOW | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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