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CVE-2022-3922 — Broken Link Checker [broken-link-checker] < 1.11.20

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2022-3922 Broken Link Checker [broken-link-checker] < 1.11.20 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 1.11.20 1.11.20 2022-11-11 —

CVE-2022-3922

The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress before version 1.11.20 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the youtube_api_key parameter that fails to properly sanitize input and escape output. Attackers with administrator privileges or higher can inject malicious scripts that will execute when other users view pages containing the injection. This vulnerability requires authenticated access at the administrator level or above to exploit.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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