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CVE-2015-9453: The broken-link-manager plugin before 0.6.0 for WordPress has XSS via the HTTP Referer or User-Agent header to a URL that does not exist.

medium Affects broken-link-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The broken-link-manager plugin before 0.6.0 for WordPress has XSS via the HTTP Referer or User-Agent header to a URL that does not exist.

Package
broken-link-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<0.6.0
Fixed in
0.6.0
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (74.9th percentile)
Published
2019-10-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordbroken-link-manager (WordPress plugin) advisories

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