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High · 7.2 CVE-2022-2438 EUVD-2022-34699GHSA-3pxc-92w9-cmx7

Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization

Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 8, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

Description

The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the '$log_file' value in versions up to, and including 1.11.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
wpmudev Broken Link Checker ≤ 1.11.16 —

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