CVE-2021-24812 (GCVE-0-2021-24812)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-23 19:16 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:42
VLAI
Title
BetterLinks < 1.2.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown BetterLinks – Shorten, Track and Manage any URL Affected: 1.2.6 , < 1.2.6 (custom)
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Credits
Huy Nguyen
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