---
cve: "CVE-2026-18937"
severity: "CRITICAL"
cvss: 9.0
epss: "2%"
vendor: "Unknown"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2026-08-19 06:17:38"
tags: [cve, security, critical]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-10-31T11:47:11+01:00"
---

# CVE-2026-18937

> 9.0 CRITICAL

## Beschreibung

The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin before 2.4.12 does not limit which query variables it accepts from user input on sites using plain permalinks, allowing unauthenticated users to overwrite arbitrary PHP global variables, and to execute arbitrary code on the server when a classic (non-block)  is active.

## CNA-Record (Kanon, cvelistV5)

- CNA: **WPScan**
- State: PUBLISHED
- Stand: 2026-08-19 16:23:42

## CISA-Anreicherung (vulnrichment/ADP)

- CISA-SSVC (Coordinator, v2.0.3):
  - Exploitation: **none**
  - Automatable: **no**
  - Technical Impact: **total**

## CVSS-Vektor

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

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Netzwerk | bad |
| AC Komplexität | Hoch | good |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Verändert | bad |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Hoch | bad |
| I Integrität | Hoch | bad |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Schwachstellen-Klasse

- **CWE-94** — Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

## Angriffsmuster (CAPEC)

- [CAPEC-35 — Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-77 — Manipulating User-Controlled Variables](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/77.html) _(Severity: Very High)_
- [CAPEC-242 — Code Injection](https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/242.html) _(Severity: High)_

## ATT&CK-Techniken

- [T1027.006 — Obfuscated Files or Information: HTML Smuggling](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1027/006/)
- [T1027.009 — Obfuscated Files or Information: Embedded Payloads](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1027/009/)
- [T1564.009 — Hide Artifacts: Resource Forking](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1564/009/)

## Referenzen

- <https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a23b76eb-107d-4e02-8eae-c3c5fa5b003d/>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/sicherheitsluecken/cve-2026-18937/) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI WID (CSAF)_