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Permalink Manager LiteWordPress extension · Permalink Manager Lite Project

CVE-2024-37257

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-22
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.4.3.4 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Permalink Manager Lite: from n/a through 2.4.3.3.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Reflected XSS vulnerability in Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through unsanitized URL parameters that get reflected in page output without proper input neutralization.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of Permalink Manager Lite when available, or implement proper output encoding/escaping on user-supplied parameters before reflecting them in HTML.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Permalink Manager LiteWordPress extension
Affected:< 2.4.3.4

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Permalink Manager Lite is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Permalink Manager Lite' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the permalink-manager-lite folder.
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed version
    In the WordPress admin Plugins page, click on the plugin name to view details, or check the main plugin file (e.g., /wp-content/plugins/permalink-manager-lite/readme.txt) for the Version field in the file header.
    Affected if The version number is lower than 2.4.3.4 (e.g., 2.4.3.3, 2.4.2, etc.)
  3. Verify the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, confirm the Permalink Manager Lite plugin shows as 'Active'. Only active plugins can process requests and expose the vulnerability.
    Affected if The plugin is active and running
  4. Identify accessible URL parameters
    Test the site by accessing common WordPress URLs (homepage, posts, pages) and appending test parameters such as ?pm_nice_url= or ?pm- that may be processed by the plugin. Check the HTML source of the response to see if parameter values are reflected unsanitized.
    Affected if URL parameter values from the request appear in the page output without proper HTML encoding/escaping

If Permalink Manager Lite version is below 2.4.3.4 and the plugin is active, the site is potentially vulnerable to reflected XSS via URL parameters that get reflected in the page output.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.4.3.4 or later
Fixed in 2.4.3.4
Interim mitigation

Update to the latest version of Permalink Manager Lite when available, or implement proper output encoding/escaping on user-supplied parameters before reflecting them in HTML.

Recommended fix High confidence

2.4.3.4

  1. 1. Back up your WordPress site (database and files) before making any changes
  2. 2. Navigate to WordPress Admin Dashboard > Plugins
  3. 3. Find 'Permalink Manager Lite' in the installed plugins list
  4. 4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 2.4.3.4 or later from the WordPress plugin repository
  5. 5. After update completes, verify the installed version is 2.4.3.4 or higher
  6. 6. Test that the plugin functionality works correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Permalink Manager Lite Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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