CVE-2024-51672

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Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterLinks betterlinks allows SQL Injection.This issue affects BetterLinks: from n/a through <= 2.1.7.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.6 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Effective score: 7.6 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-89
Reserved: 2024-10-30
Published: 2024-11-04 15:08 UTC
Last updated: 2026-05-11 23:38 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2024/51xxx/CVE-2024-51672.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2024-51672 — BetterLinks <= 2.1.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection

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NVD published: 2024-11-04 14:15:17 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 08:06:07 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 7.6 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Exploitability subscore: 2.3 / 10
Impact subscore: 4.7 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0046 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 36.31% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-06-29

NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-06-30 08:50 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2024-45473
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Nov 4, 2024, 2:08:31 PM
Updated: May 11, 2026, 9:38:14 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 7.6 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.5700
Vendors: WPDeveloper
Products: BetterLinks (0 ≤2.1.7)

BetterLinks (n/a ≤2.1.7)
Aliases: GHSA-2r6v-v2j7-w3xh

ENISA description: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in WPDeveloper BetterLinks betterlinks allows SQL Injection.This issue affects BetterLinks: from n/a through <= 2.1.7.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/betterlinks/vulnerability/wordpress-betterlinks-plugin-2-1-7-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
WPDeveloper	BetterLinks	`0` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:wpdeveloper:betterlinks:*:*:*:*:free:wordpress:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/betterlinks/vulnerability/wordpress-betterlinks-plugin-2-1-7-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/betterlinks/vulnerability/wordpress-betterlinks-plugin-2-1-7-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2024-51672 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-45473 rapid7:euvd.enisa.europa.eu
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-51672 rapid7:www.cve.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5f4e6daf-9f89-4f34-ad07-82f63fd730da?source=api-prod rapid7:www.wordfence.com

NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/betterlinks/vulnerability/wordpress-betterlinks-plugin-2-1-7-sql-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`injection.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:19 UTC
cve	`CVE-2024-51672`	no local data	2026-06-06 14:15 UTC

Remediations (23)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Wordfence remediation: BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP

Wordfence

Update to version 2.1.8, or a newer patched version

2026-08-12 04:18 UTC
Wordfence remediation: BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects & Affiliate Link Manager

Wordfence

Update to version 2.1.8, or a newer patched version

2026-08-11 05:36 UTC
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Wordfence remediation: BetterLinks – URL Shortener, Short Links, Link Tracking & Affiliate Link Manager

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Update to version 2.1.8, or a newer patched version

2026-06-11 04:17 UTC
Wordfence remediation: BetterLinks – URL Shortener, Link Tracking, Analytics & Affiliate Link Manager

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Update to version 2.1.8, or a newer patched version

2026-06-06 14:15 UTC
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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2024-51672.json.

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