CVE-2019-16521 describes a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the end-of-life Broken Link Checker plugin (versions through 1.11.8) for WordPress. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a user's browser by manipulating the 's_filter' GET parameter on the broken links listing page. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L), but can be exploited remotely over the network (AV:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.11.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:managewp:broken_link_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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