The MainWP Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via several parameters in versions up to, and including, 4.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. CVE-2023-23737 appears to be associated to this vulnerability as well.
CVE-2023-23737 is a critical severity with CVSS 9.8 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin MainWP Broken Link Checker. It affects Versions up to 4.0 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.
CVE-2023-23737 is tracked for the Plugin MainWP Broken Link Checker as critical severity with CVSS 9.8. The affected range is Versions up to 4.0. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
mainwp-broken-links-checker-extension
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2023-23737 |
| Patched Versions |
No patched versions published.
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 4.0
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