Shortlink by BestWebSoft < 1.5.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSS 6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 12, 2017
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Neven Birusk - DefenceCode

Description

The Shortlink by BestWebSoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘category’ parameter in versions before 1.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for Shortlink by BestWebSoft

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug google-shortlink (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.5.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.5.3
Patched Version
  • 1.5.3

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