The Broken Link Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 0.6.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2025-12629 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Broken Link Manager. It affects Versions up to 0.6.5 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.
CVE-2025-12629 is tracked for the Plugin Broken Link Manager as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions up to 0.6.5. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
broken-link-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-12629 |
| Patched Versions |
No patched versions published.
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 0.6.5
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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.
Broken Link Manager < 0.5.0 - SQL Injection
Broken Link Manager <= 0.6.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
Broken Link Manager < 0.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
Broken Link Manager <= 0.4.5 - Cross-Site Scripting
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