WordPress plugin
Broken Link Checker security & vulnerabilities
No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version
All 17 known vulnerabilities are fixed in the latest release. If you run an older version, update to null or newer.
- Critical1
- High3
- Medium13
- Low0
All Broken Link Checker vulnerabilities
| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.5 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via parser_callback ≤2.4.14.1Update to 2.4.15 | CVE-2026-96562 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary HTML Attribute Injection ≤2.4.14.1Update to 2.4.15 | CVE-2026-102389 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Editor+) Server-Side Request Forgery ≤2.4.14Update to 2.4.14.1 | CVE-2026-84772 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log ≤2.4.13Update to 2.4.13.1 | CVE-2026-75528 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution <2.4.12Update to 2.4.12 | CVE-2026-18937 | |
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection ≤2.4.7Update to 2.4.8 | CVE-2026-39466 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Autorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Status Dashboard View ≤2.4.4Update to 2.4.5 | CVE-2025-4047 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery ≤2.4.1Update to 2.4.2 | CVE-2024-10903 | |
| High7.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.4.0Update to 2.4.1 | CVE-2024-8981 | |
| Medium4.4 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ≤2.2.3Update to 2.2.4 | CVE-2024-25592 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤1.11.19Update to 1.11.20 | CVE-2022-3922 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization ≤1.11.16Update to 1.11.17 | CVE-2022-2438 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting <1.11.9Update to 1.11.9 | CVE-2019-16521 | |
| Medium5.4 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting <1.11.9Update to 1.11.9 | CVE-2019-17207 | |
| Medium6.1 | Cross-Site Scripting <1.10.9Update to 1.10.9 | CVE-2015-5057 | |
| Medium5.3 | Reflected Cross Site Scripting <1.10.6Update to 1.10.6 | CVE-2015-10098 | |
| Medium5.5 | Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting <1.10.2Update to 1.10.2 | CVE-2014-125105 |
- Medium6.5Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via parser_callback
≤2.4.14.1Update to 2.4.15
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Arbitrary HTML Attribute Injection
≤2.4.14.1Update to 2.4.15
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Editor+) Server-Side Request Forgery
≤2.4.14Update to 2.4.14.1
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log
≤2.4.13Update to 2.4.13.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
<2.4.12Update to 2.4.12
- Medium4.9Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection
≤2.4.7Update to 2.4.8
- Medium4.3Missing Autorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Status Dashboard View
≤2.4.4Update to 2.4.5
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Admin+) Server-Side Request Forgery
≤2.4.1Update to 2.4.2
- High7.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.4.0Update to 2.4.1
- Medium4.4Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings
≤2.2.3Update to 2.2.4
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤1.11.19Update to 1.11.20
- High7.2Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization
≤1.11.16Update to 1.11.17
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
<1.11.9Update to 1.11.9
- Medium5.4Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
<1.11.9Update to 1.11.9
- Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
<1.10.9Update to 1.10.9
- Medium5.3Reflected Cross Site Scripting
<1.10.6Update to 1.10.6
- Medium5.5Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
<1.10.2Update to 1.10.2
Broken Link Checker: common questions
Does Broken Link Checker have known vulnerabilities?
Yes. VulnCrest Radar lists 17 known vulnerabilities in Broken Link Checker: 1 critical, 3 high, 13 medium. None are known to affect version null.
How do I check which version of Broken Link Checker I run?
In wp-admin open Plugins → Installed Plugins; the version is shown under the name. Without admin access, our passive Check my site tool can often read it from public files.
What is the most recent Broken Link Checker vulnerability?
CVE-2026-96562, published Oct 15, 2026: Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.14.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via parser_callback. Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5).
Is any Broken Link Checker vulnerability listed in CISA KEV?
No. None of the known Broken Link Checker vulnerabilities is currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.