# CVE-2018-5214: The "Add Link to Facebook" plugin through 2.3 for WordPress has XSS via the al2fb\_facebook\_id parameter to wp-admin/profile.php.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-04 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The "Add Link to Facebook" plugin through 2.3 for WordPress has XSS via the al2fb_facebook_id parameter to wp-admin/profile.php.

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## References

- https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stored-xss-bug-at-the-latest-version-of-add-link-to-facebook/
- https://github.com/d4wner/Vulnerabilities-Report/blob/master/Add-Link-to-Facebook.md

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