CVE-2021-24812

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 1.2.6 does not sanitise and escape some of imported link fields, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an admin import a malicious CSV.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	BetterLinks – Shorten, Track and Manage any URL	>= 1.2.6, < 1.2.6

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bc8fff1-ff10-4175-8a46-563f0f26f96aExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bc8fff1-ff10-4175-8a46-563f0f26f96aExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 23, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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