Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-18937 · published 19 August 2026
CVE-2026-18937: Code injection vulnerability
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.
Description
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-18937), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.