CVE-2025-6851
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Publication date: 2025-07-11

Last updated on: 2025-07-17

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Broken Link Notifier plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.0 via the ajax_blinks() function which ultimately calls the check_url_status_code() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
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Published
2025-07-11
Last Modified
2025-07-17
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-07-11
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2025-6851
EUVD
EUVD-2025-21125
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
pluginrx broken_link_notifier to 1.3.1 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-918 The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

The Broken Link Notifier plugin for WordPress has a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in versions up to 1.3.0. This occurs via the ajax_blinks() function which calls check_url_status_code(), allowing unauthenticated attackers to make web requests to arbitrary locations from the web application.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability allows attackers to make unauthorized web requests from the server to arbitrary locations, potentially enabling them to query and modify information from internal services, which can lead to information disclosure and unauthorized data manipulation.


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