Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-12121Broken Link Checker | Finder <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity server-side request forgery in Broken Link Checker | Finder from cyberlord92. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Broken Link Checker | Finder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the 'moblc_check_link' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
cyberlord92 Broken Link Checker | Finder 0 – through 2.5.0

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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