CVE-2024-10903: Broken Link Checker < 2.4.2 - Admin+ SSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-12-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-918

Description

The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not validate a the link URLs before making a request to them, which could allow admin users to perform SSRF attack, for example on a multisite installation.

Affected products

wpmudev Broken Link Checker: before 2.4.2 — fixed in 2.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: wpmudev Broken Link Checker 2.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/39027390-ce01-4dd5-a979-426785aa7acb/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/39027390-ce01-4dd5-a979-426785aa7acb/

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