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GHSA-J5CF-2JHM-4F9M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-25 09:31 – Updated: 2026-09-25 09:31

Details

The SSL Zen plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'uri' (and 'host') parameters in versions up to, and including, 4.7.42. The ssl_zen_messages::getMessages() function builds the 'token_missmatch' message using base64_decode(sanitize_text_field($_REQUEST['uri'])) and (optionally) base64_decode(sanitize_text_field($_REQUEST['host'])). sanitize_text_field() cannot strip HTML/JavaScript that is hidden inside a base64-encoded blob, and the resulting decoded raw HTML is echoed unescaped by showMessage() . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a specially crafted link.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2026-17577 (GCVE-0-2026-17577)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-25 07:40 – Updated: 2026-09-25 10:31

Title

SSL Zen <= 4.7.42 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'uri' Parameter

Summary

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-25 10:31 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

Wordfence mitre root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ssl-ze…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ssl-ze…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ssl-ze…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ssl-ze…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?repo…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
sslzen	SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects	Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.7.42 (semver)

Credits

Wordfence PRISM

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