Vulnerability in Jason Newman Blogroll Fun

[ Description ]Official description

Blogroll Fun plugin for WordPress before 0.8.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject scripts through the 'k' parameter in blogroll.php. Attackers can craft GET requests to /wp-content/plugins/blogroll-fun/blogroll.php with malicious 'k' values that are echoed unsanitized, executing JavaScript in victims' browsers. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• codevigilant.com/disclosure/wp-plugin-blogroll-fun-a3-cross-site-scripting-xss
• github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/wordpress/w…
• wordpress.org/plugins/blogroll-fun
• www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/wordpress-plugin-blogroll-fun-show-last-post-and-l…
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/blogroll-fun-wordpress-plugin-0.8.5-reflected-xss-via-blog…