CVE-2026-75528
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform the plugin's standard dismiss-and-recheck workflow on a link submitted by the attacker via the WordPress comment author URL field, after which the attacker's HTTP server issues a redirect to a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload that is stored verbatim in the link log.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.2
Broken Link Checker <= 2.4.13 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform the plugin's standard dismiss-and-recheck workflow on a link submitted by the attacker via the WordPress comment author URL field, after which the attacker's HTTP server issues a redirect to a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload that is stored verbatim in the link log.
- Record
CVE-2026-75528- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-69889
7.2
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform the plugin's standard dismiss-and-recheck workflow on a link submitted by the attacker via the WordPress comment author URL field, after which the attacker's HTTP server issues a redirect to a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload that is stored verbatim in the link log.
- Record
EUVD-2026-69889- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qpv7-fm86-f6w8
7.2
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via...
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform the plugin's standard dismiss-and-recheck workflow on a link submitted by the attacker via the WordPress comment author URL field, after which the attacker's HTTP server issues a redirect to a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload that is stored verbatim in the link log.
- Record
GHSA-qpv7-fm86-f6w8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.2
The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Author URL / Link Log in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.13 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform the plugin's standard dismiss-and-recheck workflow on a link submitted by the attacker via the WordPress comment author URL field, after which the attacker's HTTP server issues a redirect to a URL containing an HTML/JavaScript payload that is stored verbatim in the link log.
- Record
CVE-2026-75528- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-75528 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Wpmu Dev - Your All-in-one Wordpress Platform Broken Link Checker, published September 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ec96308f-3944-48c5-94be-b1555c0830b7?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.13/legacy/includes/admin/table-printer.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.13/legacy/includes/links.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.13/legacy/modules/checkers/http.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.13/legacy/modules/containers/comment.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.8/legacy/includes/admin/table-printer.php
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plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.8/legacy/includes/links.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.8/legacy/modules/checkers/http.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/broken-link-checker/tags/2.4.8/legacy/modules/containers/comment.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3662785%40broken-link-checker%2Ftags%2F2.4.13.1&old=3644192%40broken-link-checker%2Ftags%2F2.4.13
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fbroken-link-checker/tags/2.4.13&new_path=%2Fbroken-link-checker/tags/2.4.13.1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75528
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpv7-fm86-f6w8