Broken Link Manager <= 0.6.5 - Authenticated (admin+) SQL Injection
Priority LOW 35CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Broken Link Manager WordPress plugin through 0.6.5 does not sanitise, validate or escape the url GET parameter before using it in a SQL statement when retrieving an URL to edit, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01578 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Broken Link Manager | 0.6.5 – 0.6.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Broken Link Manager VendorUnknown Affected 0.6.5 – 0.6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broken_link_manager_project:broken_link_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | Broken Link Manager Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:broken_link_manager_project:broken_link_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Broken Link Manager Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24550
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh68-6pvj-84gm
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24550 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24550 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wh68-6pvj-84gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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