Broken Link Checker vulnerabilities

Known security issues in the Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.

Plugin slug: broken-link-checker
Latest version: 2.4.15
Active installs: 500,000+
Known vulnerabilities: 28
Data updated: 2026-10-18 09:00 UTC

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Fixed in version 2.4.15 (2)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.15
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
[en] 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. CVE-2026-102389 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 2.4.15	2026-10-15
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via parser_callback CVE-2026-96562 · Source	Medium	6.5	< 2.4.15	2026-09-02

Fixed in version 2.4.14.1 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.14.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14 - Authenticated (Editor+) Server-Side Request Forgery CVE-2026-84772 · Source	Medium	5.5	< 2.4.14.1	2026-09-01

Fixed in version 2.4.13.1 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.13.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log CVE-2026-75528 · Source	High	7.2	< 2.4.13.1	2026-09-02

Fixed in version 2.4.12 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.12
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker < 2.4.12 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution CVE-2026-18937 · Source	Not rated	-	< 2.4.12	2026-08-19

Fixed in version 2.4.8 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.8
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection CVE-2026-39466 · Source	High	7.6	< 2.4.8	2026-03-26

Fixed in version 2.4.5 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.5
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.4 - Missing Autorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Status Dashboard View CVE-2025-4047 · Source	Medium	4.3	< 2.4.5	0000-00-00

Fixed in version 2.4.2 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin < 2.4.2 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CVE-2024-10903 · Source	Medium	4.7	< 2.4.2	2024-12-05

Fixed in version 2.4.1 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.4.1
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2024-8981 · Source	High	7.1	< 2.4.1	2024-09-30

Fixed in version 2.2.4 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 2.2.4
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings CVE-2024-25592 · Source	Medium	5.9	< 2.2.4	2024-02-12

Fixed in version 1.11.20 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.11.20
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.19 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2022-3922 · Source	Medium	4.8	< 1.11.20	2022-11-11

Fixed in version 1.11.17 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.11.17
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.11.16 - Authenticated PHAR Deserialization vulnerability CVE-2022-2438 · Source	High	7.2	< 1.11.17	2022-07-18

Fixed in version 1.11.9 (2)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.11.9
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.8 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVE-2019-16521 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.11.9	2019-10-15
Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2019-17207 · Source	Medium	5.4	< 1.11.9	2019-10-14

Fixed in version 1.10.9 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.10.9
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 1.10.8 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVE-2015-5057 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.10.9	2015-06-29

Fixed in version 1.10.6 (4)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.10.6
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker < 1.10.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting CVE-2015-10098 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.10.6	2015-04-20
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.10.5 is vulnerable to Multiple Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.6	2023-04-20
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.10.5 - Multiple Vulnerabilities No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.6	2015-04-20
Broken Link Checker <= 1.10.5 - CSRF/XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.6	-

Fixed in version 1.10.3 (1)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.10.3
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker <= 1.10.2 - Stored XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.3	-

Fixed in version 1.10.2 (4)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.10.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
Broken Link Checker < 1.10.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVE-2014-125105 · Source	Medium	6.1	< 1.10.2	2014-12-05
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.10.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.2	2023-12-04
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.10.1 - Stored XSS No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.2	2014-12-04
Broken Link Checker [broken-link-checker] < 1.10.2 No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.10.2	-

Fixed in version 1.9.2 (4)

Broken Link Checker: Fixed in version 1.9.2
Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Affected versions	Published
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.9.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.2	2023-08-01
WordPress Broken Link Checker Plugin <= 1.9.1 - Cross Site Scripting No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.2	2014-08-01
Broken Link Checker [broken-link-checker] < 1.9.2 No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.2	-
Broken Link Checker [broken-link-checker] < 1.9.2 No CVE assigned · Source	Not rated	-	< 1.9.2	-

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