vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: bluet-keywords-tooltip-generator: CVE-2018-1000512: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 12, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The Tooltipy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the cat parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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 link.

Solution

bluet-keywords-tooltip-generator-plugin-cve-2018-1000512
Title
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