CVE-2025-4047

MEDIUM

WordPress Broken Link Checker <2.4.4 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_full_status and ajax_dashboard_status functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view the plugin's status.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.2/legacy/core/core.php#L3272

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3294992/

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33ac910c-9531-45ea-84cf-1d379233f7d3?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0024

EPSS Percentile 14.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

wpmudev/Broken Link Checker < 2.4.4

Published Jun 03, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026