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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-12121
CVE-2024-12121:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Broken Link Checker | Finder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in versions up to and including 2.5.0. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on December 18, 2024, affecting the 'moblc_check_link' function (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the 'moblc_check_link' function of the WordPress plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access and above to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application. This can be used to query and modify information from internal services (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 2.5.0 when available. The vulnerability has been documented in the WordPress plugin repository (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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