Internal Link Building <= 1.2.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS

2023-10-2700:00:00

wpscan.com

internal link building

plugin vulnerability

admin role

stored xss

unfiltered_html

multisite setup

5.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

14.2%

JSON

Description The plugin does not validate and escape some parameters, which could allow users with the admin role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/internal-link-building-plugin/wordpress-internal-link-building-plugin-1-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/internal-link-building-plugin/internal-link-building-123-authenticated-administrator-stored-cross-site-scripting