Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.11.16 on WordPress log_file deserialization
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.11.16 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument log_file
with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was presented 09/07/2022 as 2757773. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2438 since 07/15/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
Applying the patch 2757773 is able to eliminate this problem.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 1.11.0
- 1.11.1
- 1.11.2
- 1.11.3
- 1.11.4
- 1.11.5
- 1.11.6
- 1.11.7
- 1.11.8
- 1.11.9
- 1.11.10
- 1.11.11
- 1.11.12
- 1.11.13
- 1.11.14
- 1.11.15
- 1.11.16
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: DeserializationCWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Patch: 2757773
Timeline
07/15/2022 🔍09/07/2022 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: 2757773Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-2438 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 09/07/2022 08:24Changes: 09/07/2022 08:24 (52)
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