---
id: CVE-2026-97316
title: >-
  The Broken Link Notifier WordPress plugin before 2.0.0.1 does not re-validate
  the destination of redirects when checking links, allowing unauthenticated
  attackers to bypass its internal-address filter and make the server send
  requests to…
summary: >-
  The Broken Link Notifier WordPress plugin before 2.0.0.1 does not re-validate
  the destination of redirects when checking links, allowing unauthenticated
  attackers to bypass its internal-address filter and make the server send
  requests to…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
product: Broken Link Notifier
affected:
  - broken_link_notifier >= 1.3.1 < 2.0.0.1
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T21:17:19.313'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97316'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d9497ddd-c39c-4928-8660-f1c94ef2c3a0/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T13:18:27.425923Z'
epss: 0.0021
epssPercentile: 0.11081
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T06:58:55.560Z'
---

## Overview

The Broken Link Notifier WordPress plugin before 2.0.0.1 does not re-validate the destination of redirects when checking links, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass its internal-address filter and make the server send requests to internal services.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.