Broken Link Checker: known security problems
17 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 17 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 2.4.15 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.4.14.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.14.1
- Fixed in
- 2.4.15
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.15 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-96562
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via parser_callback
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site (up to and including 2.4.14.1) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.14.1
- Fixed in
- 2.4.15
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.15 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-102389
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary HTML Attribute Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.14
- Fixed in
- 2.4.14.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.14.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-84772
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14 - Authenticated (Editor+) Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.13
- Fixed in
- 2.4.13.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.13.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-75528
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could run their own code on your site and take it over
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 2.4.12
- Fixed in
- 2.4.12
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.12 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-18937
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker < 2.4.12 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with an editor account on your site could read or change the data in your site’s database
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.7
- Fixed in
- 2.4.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-39466
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.7 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Anyone with an account on your site, even a basic one could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.4
- Fixed in
- 2.4.5
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.5 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-4047
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.4 - Missing Autorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Status Dashboard View
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.1
- Fixed in
- 2.4.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-10903
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.4.0)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.4.0
- Fixed in
- 2.4.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.4.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-8981
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 2.2.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.2.3
- Fixed in
- 2.2.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 2.2.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-25592
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone who already has an admin account could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 1.11.19)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.11.19
- Fixed in
- 1.11.20
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.11.20 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-3922
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.19 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (up to and including 1.11.16)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 1.11.16
- Fixed in
- 1.11.17
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.11.17 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-2438
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.11.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.11.9
- Fixed in
- 1.11.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.11.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-16521
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.11.9) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.11.9
- Fixed in
- 1.11.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.11.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2019-17207
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.10.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.10.9
- Fixed in
- 1.10.9
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.10.9 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2015-5057
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker <= 1.10.8 - Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could use it to harm your site (before 1.10.6)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.10.6
- Fixed in
- 1.10.6
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.10.6 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2015-10098
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker < 1.10.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (before 1.10.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Before 1.10.2
- Fixed in
- 1.10.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Broken Link Checker to version 1.10.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2014-125105
- Report title
- Broken Link Checker < 1.10.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
We collect these reports from public security sources and rewrite them in plain words. Each problem shows its sources and the date we first saw it. This page never says whether your own site is affected: only a check of your site’s versions can tell.
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