WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Broken Link Checker < 2.4.12 - Unauthenticated RCE via Query Variable Injection
Description
The plugin does not limit which query variables it accepts from user input on sites using plain permalinks, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite arbitrary PHP global variables, and to execute arbitrary code on the server when a classic (non-block) theme is active.
Plain permalinks are the default for single-site WordPress installations.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Jakub Herman
Submitter
Jakub Herman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-17 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-08-17 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-19 (about 9 hours ago)