Plugin vulnerabilities
Is Broken Link Checker safe? Known vulnerabilities and the version to run.
Broken Link Checker: scans posts and pages for broken links and missing images.
The short answer
Run Broken Link Checker 2.4.15 or later. That version has a fix for every known vulnerability that's been patched.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 17
- In the last 12 months
- 6
- Rated high or critical
- 4
- No fix yet
- 0
Every known Broken Link Checker vulnerability
Newest first. The most recent was disclosed on 15 October 2026. Each one links to its full record on Wordfence.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via parser_callbackCVE-2026-96562 · 15 October 2026 | Medium 6.5 | 2.4.14.1 and earlier | 2.4.15 |
| Unauthenticated Arbitrary HTML Attribute InjectionCVE-2026-102389 · 13 October 2026 | Medium 5.3 | 2.4.14.1 and earlier | 2.4.15 |
| Authenticated (Editor+) Server-Side Request ForgeryCVE-2026-84772 · 2 September 2026 | Medium 5.5 | 2.4.14 and earlier | 2.4.14.1 |
| Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link LogCVE-2026-75528 · 1 September 2026 | High 7.2 | 2.4.13 and earlier | 2.4.13.1 |
| Unauthenticated Remote Code ExecutionCVE-2026-18937 · 21 August 2026 | Critical 9.8 | before 2.4.12 | 2.4.12 |
| Authenticated (Editor+) SQL InjectionCVE-2026-39466 · 26 March 2026 | Medium 4.9 | 2.4.7 and earlier | 2.4.8 |
| Missing Autorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Status Dashboard ViewCVE-2025-4047 · 2 June 2025 | Medium 4.3 | 2.4.4 and earlier | 2.4.5 |
| Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request ForgeryCVE-2024-10903 · 5 December 2024 | Medium 5.5 | 2.4.1 and earlier | 2.4.2 |
| Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-8981 · 30 September 2024 | High 7.1 | 2.4.0 and earlier | 2.4.1 |
| Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settingsCVE-2024-25592 · 12 February 2024 | Medium 4.4 | 2.2.3 and earlier | 2.2.4 |
| Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2022-3922 · 11 November 2022 | Medium 5.5 | 1.11.19 and earlier | 1.11.20 |
| Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR DeserializationCVE-2022-2438 · 18 July 2022 | High 7.2 | 1.11.16 and earlier | 1.11.17 |
| Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2019-16521 · 15 October 2019 | Medium 6.1 | before 1.11.9 | 1.11.9 |
| Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2019-17207 · 14 October 2019 | Medium 5.4 | before 1.11.9 | 1.11.9 |
| Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2015-5057 · 29 June 2015 | Medium 6.1 | before 1.10.9 | 1.10.9 |
| Reflected Cross Site ScriptingCVE-2015-10098 · 20 April 2015 | Medium 5.3 | before 1.10.6 | 1.10.6 |
| Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2014-125105 · 5 December 2014 | Medium 5.5 | before 1.10.2 | 1.10.2 |
If you run Broken Link Checker
What to do now
- Check your version. In WordPress, go to Plugins and look under Broken Link Checker. Compare it with the affected versions above.
- Update to 2.4.15 or later. Take a backup first, then update. If the update breaks something, you can restore the backup while you work out why.
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Vulnerability data comes from Wordfence Intelligence and is refreshed daily. Severity is the CVSS score given in each record. Pressfort is not affiliated with Wordfence or Defiant Inc.
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