Broken Link Checker Plugin Settings Page core.php options_page cross site scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Broken Link Checker Plugin up to 1.10.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function options_page of the file core/core.php of the component Settings Page. The manipulation of the argument exclusion_list/blc_custom_fields leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.10.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 90615fe9b0b6f9e6fb254d503c302e53a202e561. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230659.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Broken Link Checker Plugin | 1.10.0; 1.10.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Broken Link Checker Plugin Vendor— Affected 1.10.0; 1.10.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125105
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5crm-f6x3-hr2w
References
More ManageWP Broken Link Checker vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-10107 Broken Link Checker < 2.4.2 - Admin+ SSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
- TI-2022-03597 Broken Link Checker < 1.11.20 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-09550 WordPress MainWP Broken Links Checker Extension Plugin <= 4.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02252 Broken Link Checker <= 1.11.16 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-12386 The broken-link-checker plugin through 1.11.8 for WordPress (aka Broken Link Checker) is… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-12827 A reflected XSS vulnerability was found in includes/admin/table-printer.php in the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2014-125105 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125105 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5crm-f6x3-hr2w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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