CVE-2026-18937 PUBLISHED

Broken Link Checker < 2.4.12 - Unauthenticated RCE via Query Variable Injection

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 05.08.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin before 2.4.12 does not limit which query variables it accepts from user input on sites using plain permalinks, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite arbitrary PHP global variables, and to execute arbitrary code on the server when a classic (non-block) is active.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product Broken Link Checker
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.4.12 (excl.)

Credits

  • Jakub Herman finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE