MEDIUM
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 Oct 24, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.95%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.5.18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.95% 0.00954
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00954
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 60.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 56.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 38.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.52% (0.04523) | 81.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 34.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 33.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2017/06/02/3 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-noexternallinks/#developers x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.openwall.net/full-disclosure/2017/06/02/3 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-noexternallinks/#developers | x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 24, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Oct 24, 2017
Link CVE-2017-15863
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a