Vulnerability Report
Plugin High No patch listed CVE-2021-24550

Broken Link Manager <= 0.6.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection

The Broken Link Manager WordPress plugin through 0.6.5 does not sanitise, validate or escape the url GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when retrieving an URL to edit, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue

Quick Answer

CVE-2021-24550 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Broken Link Manager. It affects Versions up to 0.6.5 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

Published
Jul 24, 2021
Last Updated
Jan 22, 2024
Slug
broken-link-manager
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
No patched release listed
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Operator Briefing

CVE-2021-24550 is tracked for the Plugin Broken Link Manager as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 0.6.5. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type
SQL Injection
Primary Fixed Version
Not published
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 0.6.5
Tracking ID
CVE-2021-24550
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
broken-link-manager View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2021-24550
Patched Versions
No patched versions published.
Affected Versions
Versions up to 0.6.5
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