Medium severity · published Oct 24, 2017
CVE-2017-15863
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the wp-noexternallinks plugin before 3.5.19 for WordPress via the date1 or date2 parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php
6.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) exists in the wp-noexternallinks plugin before 3.5.19 for WordPress via the date1 or date2 parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WN
WP NO External Links · WP NO External Links Project
through 3.5.18 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15863
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15863
Exploit
http://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2017/06/02/3
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-noexternallinks/#developers
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