Internal Link Optimiser <= 5.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Update

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2025-32243
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published April 7, 2025
Last Updated April 15, 2025
Researcher Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)
Description

The WordPress Internal Link Optimiser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ~/templates/backend.php file in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug internal-link-finder (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.1.2
Patched Version
  • 5.1.3
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