WordPress No External Links Plugin < 3.5.19 XSS Vulnerability

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if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.112094");
  script_version("2023-01-23T10:11:56+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-01-23 10:11:56 +0000 (Mon, 23 Jan 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-10-26 13:35:51 +0200 (Thu, 26 Oct 2017)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-11-14 22:08:00 +0000 (Tue, 14 Nov 2017)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-15863");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("WordPress No External Links Plugin < 3.5.19 XSS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_wordpress_plugin_http_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wordpress/plugin/wp-noexternallinks/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The WordPress plugin 'WP No External Links' is prone to a
  cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The XSS vulnerability exists in the No External Links plugin via
  the date1 or date2 parameter to wp-admin/options-general.php.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WordPress No External Links plugin before 3.5.19.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 3.5.19 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2017/06/02/3");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-noexternallinks/#developers");

  exit(0);
}

CPE = "cpe:/a:wp_no_external_links_project:wp_no_external_links";

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if( ! port = get_app_port( cpe: CPE ) )
  exit( 0 );

if( ! infos = get_app_version_and_location( cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE ) )
  exit( 0 );

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if( version_is_less( version: version, test_version: "3.5.19" ) ) {
  report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.5.19", install_path: location );
  security_message( port: port, data: report );
  exit( 0 );
}

exit( 99 );