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

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Published

Jul 24, 2021

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

broken-link-manager

Risk Profile

7.2 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Researchers

Shreya Pohekar

Operational Summary

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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.

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/05042006-aff6-4ba6-ae67-249dc0dcbb93?source=api-prod

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	*-0.6.5

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