CVE-2019-17515

Description

The CleanTalk cleantalk-spam-protect plugin before 5.127.4 for WordPress is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: Allows an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript code via the from or till parameter. The component is: inc/cleantalk-users.php and inc/cleantalk-comments.php. The attack vector is: When the Administrator is logged in, a reflected XSS may execute upon a click on a malicious URL.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wpvulndb.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/cleantalk-spam-protect/#developers product third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2172333 third party advisory patch
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9949 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17515?
CVE-2019-17515 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17515?
To fix CVE-2019-17515, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17515 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17515 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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