Vulnerability · Published Jul 11, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-6838Broken Link Notifier <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) CSV Injection
Medium 4.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Broken Link Notifier from apos37. 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 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Broken Link Notifier plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via broken links that are later exported. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| apos37 | Broken Link Notifier | 0 – through 1.3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-1236 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N