CVE-2024-12121 Broken Link Checker | Finder <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Blind Server-Side Request Forgery
Authenticated attackers with Author access can exploit a Blind SSRF vulnerability to query and modify internal services via the Broken Link Checker plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12121?
CVE-2024-12121 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in cyberlord92 Broken Link Checker | Finder, published on 19 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Broken Link Checker | Finder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Blind Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.0 via the 'moblc_check_link' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12121?
How do I fix CVE-2024-12121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12121 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2024-12121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrv8-h9v7-3gp2.