CVE-2015-9453 json
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.
published 2019-10-07 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-9293
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- k-78 broken_link_manager 0.6.0
Exploit prediction
1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- wpvulndb.com https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8333 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- cinu.pl http://cinu.pl/research/wp-plugins/mail_b677bb83a6c1495f85f76faa5b13011d.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpvulndb.com
/vulnerabilities/8333
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
cinu.pl
/research/wp-plugins/mail_b677bb83a6c1495f85f76faa5b13011d.html
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
wordpress.org
/plugins/broken-link-manager/#developers
product, release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-9453
- NVD CVE-2015-9453
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.