What is CVE-2019-25147?

CVE-2019-25147 is a high-severity vulnerability in Prettylinks Pretty Links, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-25147?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-25147 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Prettylinks Pretty Links

CVE-2019-25147

The Pretty Links plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via various IP headers as well as the referer header in versions up to, and including, 2.1.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the track_link function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Exploit)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25147?: CVE-2019-25147 is a high-severity vulnerability in Prettylinks Pretty Links, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-25147?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-25147 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.