WordPress plugin · broken-link-manager

Is Broken Link Manager safe?

Closed. Replace it.

wordpress.org closed it on Jun 1, 2021 (security issue), so it gets no more security fixes, and 5 flaws are on record. If your site runs it, move to a maintained alternative.

Flaws on record: 5
High or critical: 3
Exploited: none

Every recorded flaw

Nov 24, 2025Broken Link Manager: Does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the pageCVE-2025-12629 · affects up to 0.6.5 · reported by WPScanHigh 7.1
Aug 23, 2021Broken Link Manager: Does not sanitiseCVE-2021-24550 · affects up to 0.6.5 · reported by WPScan1.6% oddsHigh 7.2
Oct 10, 2019The broken-link-manager plugin 0.4.5 for WordPress has XSS via the page parameter in a delURL action.CVE-2015-9468 · affects 0.4.5 to 0.4.5 · reported by MITREMedium 6.1
Oct 10, 2019The broken-link-manager plugin before 0.5.0 for WordPress has wpslDelURL or wpslEditURL SQL injection via the url parameter.CVE-2015-9467 · fixed in 0.5.0 · reported by MITRE2.4% oddsCritical 9.8
Oct 7, 2019The broken-link-manager plugin before 0.6.0 for WordPress has XSS via the HTTP Referer or User-Agent header to a URL that does not exist.CVE-2015-9453 · fixed in 0.6.0 · reported by MITRE1.5% oddsMedium 6.1

Records come from the National Vulnerability Database, published by the researchers who found each flaw (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan and others); exploited status from CISA; exploit odds from FIRST’s EPSS; current version, installs and closures from wordpress.org, checked daily. Want every plugin on your site checked at once? Run the free website check.

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Is Broken Link Manager safe?

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Every recorded flaw

The flaws that hit local websites, every Friday.

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