WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

Broken Link Checker < 2.4.5 - Subscriber+ Plugin Status Dashboard View

Description

The plugin is vulnerable to unauthorized data access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_full_status and ajax_dashboard_status functions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view the plugin's status.

Affects Plugins

Plugin icon
broken-link-checker
Fixed in 2.4.5

References

CVE
CVE-2025-4047
URL
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33ac910c-9531-45ea-84cf-1d379233f7d3

Classification

Type
NO AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
A5: Broken Access Control
CWE
CWE-862
CVSS
4.3 (medium)

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Nguyễn Trung Kiên
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
0ae1fcc5-4ae0-4276-9124-40cc70136f0a

Timeline

Publicly Published
2025-06-02 (about 11 months ago)
Added
2025-06-02 (about 11 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-06-02 (about 11 months ago)

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