What is CVE-2025-12629?

CVE-2025-12629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broken Link Manager, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-11-24.

How severe is CVE-2025-12629?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Broken Link Manager

CVE-2025-12629

The Broken Link Manager WordPress plugin through 0.6.5 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Unknown Broken Link Manager — versions 0

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12629?: CVE-2025-12629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broken Link Manager, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-11-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-12629?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.