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CVE-2023-49770:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in Peter Raschendorfer's Smart External Link Click Monitor [Link Log] WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 5.0.2. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher Kévin Mosbahi (Mika) and was disclosed on December 5, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium) from NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, while Patchstack assessed it with a slightly higher score of 5.9 (Medium) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix has been made available for this security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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