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CVE-2015-5057

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Wordpress admin panel when the Broken Link Checker plugin before 1.10.9 is installed.

Affected products

• Broken Link Checker Project Broken Link Checker: through 1.10.8

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75421
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8064
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75421
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/#developers
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8064

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