TI-2022-03597 Aliases CVE-2022-3922 GHSA-r8w3-884p-p4g2

Broken Link Checker < 1.11.20 - Admin+ Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published 2022-12-28 · Updated 2025-04-10

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Broken Link Checker WordPress plugin before 1.11.20 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00531 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Broken Link Checker (Unknown): 1.11.20

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Broken Link Checker	before 1.11.20	1.11.20	Patch available	CNA

Broken Link Checker VendorUnknown Affected before 1.11.20 Fixed in 1.11.20 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:managewp:broken_link_checker::::::wordpress::*	before 1.11.20	Vulnerable	ManageWP

cpe:2.3:a:managewp:broken_link_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.11.20 Vulnerable ·ManageWP

Remediation

Fix · CNA Broken Link Checker (Unknown) Fixed in 1.11.20

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3922
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r8w3-884p-p4g2

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/78054bd7-cdc2-4b14-9b5c-30f10e802d6b

TI-2024-10107 Broken Link Checker < 2.4.2 - Admin+ SSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
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
TI-2014-08405 Broken Link Checker Plugin Settings Page core.php options_page cross site scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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