CVE-2017-15863 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-10-24

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_no_external_links_project:wp_no_external_links:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7285	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00954.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2017/06/02/3
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-noexternallinks/#developers

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wp No External Links Project Wp No External Links

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-24T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:20:53.291Z

Reserved: 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15863

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-24T18:29:00.243

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:08:23.460

Link: CVE-2017-15863

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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