XSS in Managewp Broken Link Checker
CVE-2014-125105
A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function options_page of the file core/core.php of the component Settings Page. The manipulation of the argument exclusion_list/blc_custom_fields leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.10.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 90615fe9b0b6f9e6fb254d503c302e53a202e561. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230659.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Managewp Broken_link_checker
- N/a Broken Link Checker Plugin — versions 1.10.1, 1.10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Release Notes, patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-125105?
- CVE-2014-125105 is a low-severity vulnerability in Managewp Broken Link Checker, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.4/10. Published 2023-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2014-125105?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-125105 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.