What is CVE-2015-9468?

CVE-2015-9468 is tracked as a Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Broken Link Manager.

Which Broken Link Manager versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 0.4.5.

How should operators remediate CVE-2015-9468?

Update to 0.5.0 or newer where that release is compatible with the site.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium Patch path listed CVE-2015-9468

Broken Link Manager <= 0.4.5 - Cross-Site Scripting

The broken-link-manager plugin 0.4.5 for WordPress has XSS via the page parameter in a delURL action.

Quick Answer

CVE-2015-9468 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Broken Link Manager. It affects Versions up to 0.4.5 and is fixed in 0.5.0.

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Published

Jul 04, 2015

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

broken-link-manager

Risk Profile

6.1 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researchers

Marcin Probola

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

Patched release is available

Remediation

Update to version 0.5.0, or a newer patched version

Operator Briefing

CVE-2015-9468 is tracked for the Plugin Broken Link Manager as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 0.4.5. Update Broken Link Manager to 0.5.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type

Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

0.5.0

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 0.4.5

Tracking ID

CVE-2015-9468

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0bf67b6d-5e72-433d-9e41-9fdf8d99a3ae?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	broken-link-manager View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2015-9468
Patched Versions	0.5.0
Affected Versions	Versions up to 0.4.5

Related CVE Cluster

Related CVEs for Broken Link Manager

These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.

Critical CVE-2015-9467 0.5.0 Jul 04, 2015

CVE-2015-9467 Broken Link Manager SQL Injection

Broken Link Manager < 0.5.0 - SQL Injection

High CVE-2021-24550 No patch listed Jul 24, 2021

CVE-2021-24550 Broken Link Manager SQL Injection

Broken Link Manager <= 0.6.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection

Medium CVE-2025-12629 No patch listed Nov 03, 2025

CVE-2025-12629 Broken Link Manager Cross-Site Scripting

Broken Link Manager <= 0.6.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium CVE-2015-9453 0.6.0 Jul 16, 2015

CVE-2015-9453 Broken Link Manager Cross-Site Scripting

Broken Link Manager < 0.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

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