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Broken Link Checker
17 known vulnerabilities on record. Add your version above to see which ones affect you.
Oct 16, 2026The Broken Link Checker: Arbitrary shortcode executionCVE-2026-96562 · affects up to 2.4.14.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5
The The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires that a submitted comment containing the shortcode payload in an href or src attribute is approved through the site's normal comment moderation workflow; once approved, the shortcode is executed automatically via WP-Cron without any further attacker interaction.
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Oct 15, 2026Broken Link Checker: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVE-2026-102389 · affects up to 2.4.14.1 · reported by PatchstackMedium 6.5
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Broken Link Checker broken-link-checker allows Code Injection.This issue affects Broken Link Checker: from n/a through 2.4.14.1.
Sep 2, 2026Editor Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14 versions.CVE-2026-84772 · affects up to 2.4.14 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.5
Editor Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14 versions.
Sep 2, 2026Broken Link Checker: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2026-75528 · affects up to 2.4.13 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform the plugin's standard dismiss-and-recheck workflow on a link submitted by the attacker via the WordPress comment author URL field, after which the attacker's HTTP server issues a redirect to a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload that is stored verbatim in the link log.
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Aug 19, 2026Broken Link Checker: Does not limitCVE-2026-18937 · fixed in 2.4.12 · reported by WPScanCritical 9
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.
Apr 8, 2026Broken Link Checker: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-39466 · affects up to 2.4.7 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.6
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform Broken Link Checker broken-link-checker allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects Broken Link Checker: from n/a through <= 2.4.7.
Jun 2, 2025Broken Link Checker: Unauthorized data accessCVE-2025-4047 · affects up to 2.4.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_full_status and ajax_dashboard_status functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view the plugin's status.
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Dec 26, 2024Broken Link Checker: Does not validate a the link URLs before making a request to themCVE-2024-10903 · fixed in 2.4.2 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.7
The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not validate a the link URLs before making a request to them, which could allow admin users to perform SSRF attack, for example on a multisite installation.
Sep 30, 2024Broken Link Checker: Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-8981 · affects up to 2.4.0 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.1
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of add_query_arg in /app/admin-notices/features/class-view.php without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Mar 15, 2024Broken Link Checker: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')CVE-2024-25592 · affects up to 2.2.3 · reported by PatchstackMedium 5.9
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPMU DEV Broken Link Checker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Broken Link Checker: from n/a through 2.2.3.
Jun 4, 2023A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.1 on WordPress.CVE-2014-125105 · affects up to 1.10.1 · reported by VulDBLow 2.4
A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function options_page of the file core/core.php of the component Settings Page. The manipulation of the argument exclusion_list/blc_custom_fields leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.10.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 90615fe9b0b6f9e6fb254d503c302e53a202e561. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230659.
Apr 8, 2023A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.5 on WordPress.CVE-2015-10098 · affects up to 1.10.5 · reported by VulDBLow 3.5
A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.5 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function print_module_list/show_warnings_section_notice/status_text/ui_get_action_links. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.10.6 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is f30638869e281461b87548e40b517738b4350e47. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-225152.
Dec 28, 2022Broken Link Checker: Does not sanitise and escape some of its settingsCVE-2022-3922 · fixed in 1.11.20 · reported by WPScanMedium 4.8
The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin before 1.11.20 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Sep 6, 2022Broken Link Checker: Deserialization of untrusted inputCVE-2022-2438 · affects up to 1.11.16 · reported by WordfenceHigh 7.2
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted input via the '$log_file' value in versions up to, and including 1.11.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges and above to call files using a PHAR wrapper that will deserialize the data and call arbitrary PHP Objects that can be used to perform a variety of malicious actions granted a POP chain is also present. It also requires that the attacker is successful in uploading a file with the serialized payload.
Oct 18, 2019A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the broken-link-checker (aka Broken Link Checker) plugin 1.11.8 for WordPress.CVE-2019-17207 · affects up to 1.11.8 · reported by MITREMedium 5.4
A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the broken-link-checker (aka Broken Link Checker) plugin 1.11.8 for WordPress. This allows unauthorized users to inject client-side JavaScript into an admin-only WordPress page via the wp-admin/tools.php?page=view-broken-links s_filter parameter in a search action.
Oct 16, 2019The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is susceptible to Reflected XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of CVE-2019-16521 · affects up to 1.11.8 · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is susceptible to Reflected XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of an HTTP GET parameter into HTML. The filter function on the page listing all detected broken links can be exploited by providing an XSS payload in the s_filter GET parameter in a filter_id=search request. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product.
Aug 18, 2017Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed.CVE-2015-5057 · fixed in 1.10.9 · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed.
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