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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-96562

The The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14.1.

Published Oct 16, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · The The Broken Link

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-96562. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of The The Broken Link is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The The Broken Link).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

The The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires that a submitted comment containing the shortcode payload in an href or src attribute is approved through the site's normal comment moderation workflow; once approved, the shortcode is executed automatically via WP-Cron without any further attacker interaction.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • stated named in the record<= 2.4.14

How to fix CVE-2026-96562

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-96562. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of The The Broken Link is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 2.4.14. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-94: Code Injection. EPSS 0.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires that a submitte

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96562

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-96562

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96562

    The The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. Thi

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-96562

    The The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.14.1. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes. Exploitation requires that a submitte

    tenable.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.