Vulnerabilities and security researches forpagerank-tools pagerank-tools

Nov 10, 2025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-12416
Home page URL: Security reports for Pagerank tools
Application: Pagerank tools
Date: Nov 04, 2025
Research Description: The Pagerank Tools plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the pr_save_settings() function and insufficient input sanitization. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The injected scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the plugin's settings page.
Affected versions: max 1.1.5.
Status: vulnerable

Jun 17, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-5730
Home page URL: Security reports for Pagerank tools
Application: Pagerank tools
Date: Jun 28, 2024
Research Description: The Pagerank tools WordPress plugin through 1.1.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
Affected versions: max 1.1.5.
Status: vulnerable