5.5

CVE-2026-84772: wordpress broken-link-checker Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 02-09-2026Last modified 03-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84772 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in wordpress broken-link-checker. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 2.4.14.1.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.26%
0%100%
Low · +0.10 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Editor Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14 versions.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.10 pp

From 0.15% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • broken-link-checker≤ 2.4.14 (fixed in 2.4.14.1)
Wpmu dev1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links