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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-16741 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.
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Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Jun 2025 03:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.4 - Missing Autorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Status Dashboard View
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:52:04.159Z

Reserved: 2025-04-28T19:30:54.272Z

Link: CVE-2025-4047

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:51:56.452Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-03T03:15:27.910

Modified: 2025-06-04T14:54:33.783

Link: CVE-2025-4047

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-06-24T09:44:17Z

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