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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-8981
CVE-2024-8981:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin (versions up to and including 2.4.0) contains a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-8981. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on September 30, 2024, affecting the plugin's admin notices feature implementation (NVD Database).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper implementation of the addqueryarg function in the file /app/admin-notices/features/class-view.php, where URL parameters are not properly escaped. This security issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page) (Wordfence).
Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This can lead to potential compromise of user sessions, data theft, or other malicious activities within the context of the affected WordPress site (NVD Database).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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