CVE-2025-67962 HIGH

CVE-2025-67962: WordPress Broken Link Checker plugin <= 1.2.6 - SQL Injection vulnerability

Vendor Aioseo Plugin Team
Product Broken Link Checker
Weakness CWE-89 · SQLi
Published December 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in AIOSEO Plugin Team Broken Link Checker broken-link-checker-seo allows SQL Injection.This issue affects Broken Link Checker: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 1.2.6. An attacker with high-level site privileges can inject malicious SQL commands to read sensitive database information. The vulnerability requires administrative or editor-level access and does not require user interaction. Site scope is affected, meaning the attack can impact other parts of the WordPress installation.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the WordPress database by injecting SQL commands.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin or editor account can be compromised to extract database contents including user credentials and configuration data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level site privileges (admin or editor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated