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CVE-2015-5057

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5057 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the WordPress admin panel, specifically affecting installations using the Broken Link Checker plugin prior to version 1.10.9. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) requires user interaction and could lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity if exploited. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using the affected plugin should update to mitigate this risk.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:broken_link_checker_project:broken_link_checker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0149 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 26,209 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

wordpress.org / plugins/broken-link-checker
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
wpvulndb.com / vulnerabilities/8064
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/75421
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry