vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: broken-link-checker: CVE-2025-4047: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 3, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 2, 2025
Added
Jun 3, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_full_status and ajax_dashboard_status functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view the plugin's status.
Solution
broken-link-checker-plugin-cve-2025-4047
References
Rapid7 Labs
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