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

Fixed in 2.4.12

References

Classification

Type
RCE
OWASP top 10
CWE

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Jakub Herman
Submitter
Jakub Herman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

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)

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