CVE-2022-2438
HIGHManagewp Broken Link Checker < 1.11.17 - Insecure Deserialization
Title source: ruleDescription
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the '$log_file' value in versions up to, and including 1.11.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0134
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
managewp/broken_link_checker
< 1.11.17
Timeline
Published
Sep 06, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026