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Publication date: 2025-11-24

Last updated on: 2025-11-25

Assigner: WPScan

Description

The Broken Link Manager WordPress plugin through 0.6.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

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Published

2025-11-24

Last Modified

2025-11-25

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-24

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-12629

EUVD

EUVD-2025-198619

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wordpress	broken_link_manager	0.6.5

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Broken Link Manager WordPress plugin through version 0.6.5. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back on the page. This flaw leads to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, which can be exploited to execute malicious scripts in the context of users viewing the page, particularly targeting high privilege users such as administrators.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to execute malicious scripts in the browsers of high privilege users like administrators. This can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing session cookies, defacing the website, or performing actions on behalf of the admin user, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the affected WordPress site.

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