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Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Easily Fix/Monitor Internal and External links

Slug: broken-link-checker-seo · AIOSEO Plugin Team · 300,000+

Not updated in last 3 months
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Overall Score

Excellent quality and security

93
Excellent

What this score means

Scores are calculated on a 100-point scale by analysing six weighted categories: Security, WP.org Readiness, Performance, Code Quality, Accessibility, and Vulnerabilities. Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, and incomplete source data can reduce confidence slightly.

  • Excellent The plugin follows best practices across every measured category. It is well-maintained, low-risk, and recommended for production use.
  • Good Strong overall quality with minor areas for improvement. Generally safe to use on most sites.
  • Needs Review Some areas of concern detected. Review the full issues report and weigh the risks before installing on production.
  • High Risk Significant quality or security problems found. Exercise caution — check the details carefully before using this plugin.
Score computed: June 6, 2026 10:26 pm (3 days ago). Vulnerability data mode: Live.
High confidence (100/100) based on metadata completeness and vulnerability evidence quality.
Open vulnerabilities are weighted by severity, CVSS, and patch availability, then adjusted slightly when the source data is incomplete.
  • Wordfence: June 10, 2026 4:46 am (19 minutes ago)

No known open vulnerabilities found.

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This plugin is automatically re-scanned every 30 days. Next automatic scan due: July 6, 2026 10:26 pm (4 weeks).
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Score Breakdown

Shield
Security
78
Needs Review
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 22 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Security issue: Warning 3 -12 54.5%
Security issue: Error 1 -10 45.5%
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WP.org Readiness
95
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 2 affected rules, reducing this category by 5 total points.

Rule Hits Impact Share
Tested up to version is behind current WordPress 1 -3 60%
Repo issue: Notice 2 -2 40%
Speed
Performance
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

Code
Code Quality
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

A11y
Accessibility
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

Bug
Vulnerability Status
100
Excellent
Why this score?

Top deductions are based on 0 affected rules, reducing this category by 0 total points.

No deductions were applied for this category in the latest score run.

Plugin Details

  • Version: 1.2.10
  • Active Installs: 300,000+
  • Last Updated: 2026-03-07 18:51:00
  • Tested up to: 6.9.4
  • Requires PHP: 5.6
  • Rating: 3.9/5 (79 ratings)
  • Support: 2/2 resolved (100%)
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Scan Summary

  • Errors: 1
  • Warnings: 3
  • Notices: 2
  • Last Scanned: 2026-06-06 21:26:41
  • Score confidence: 100/100
Scans are performed automatically once per day, and the report will note when source data is stale or incomplete.

What Changed Since Last Scan

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Detected Issues

Severity Category Message File Fix Guidance
ERROR SECURITY Declared minimum PHP 5.6 is end-of-life and has known unpatched security vulnerabilities.
Quick Raise minimum PHP requirement to at least 8.1 and update plugin metadata.
Moderate Refactor incompatible code paths and remove legacy polyfills tied to EOL PHP.
Advanced Continuously test and enforce supported PHP baselines via CI and release policy.
NOTICE REPO Plugin package does not include a license file.
Quick Add a LICENSE or COPYING file so distribution terms are explicit.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.
WARNING SECURITY Raw superglobal access detected. app/init/notices.php
Quick Wrap direct request values with sanitization and nonce verification in the affected code path.
Moderate Centralize request normalization in helper methods so handlers consume validated input only.
Advanced Adopt typed request DTOs and automated security lint checks for unsanitized superglobal access.
WARNING SECURITY Direct database query detected without an immediately visible $wpdb->prepare() wrapper. app/Core/Uninstall.php
Quick Wrap dynamic SQL arguments with $wpdb->prepare() in the flagged query.
Moderate Refactor repeated SQL into repository/helper methods that enforce prepared statements by default.
Advanced Add integration tests and static checks that fail builds when direct dynamic SQL is introduced.
WARNING SECURITY Use of unserialize() detected. app/Utils/Helpers.php
Quick Switch the flagged payload to JSON decoding where practical.
Moderate If serialization is required, enforce allowed_classes=false and strict input validation before parsing.
Advanced Move state transfer to signed/typed schemas and add security tests for malformed payloads.
NOTICE REPO Translation functions are present, but no textdomain loader was detected.
Quick Call load_plugin_textdomain() during plugin bootstrap so translations can be loaded.
Moderate Apply the same remediation pattern across repo findings and re-scan to confirm notice issues drop.
Advanced Add automated linting, CI checks, and team review guidance so this issue class is prevented in future releases.

Score History

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All Past Vulnerabilities

Showing all known historical vulnerabilities for this plugin, including open and closed records.

Vulnerability CVE Severity Status Affected Versions Patched Version Updated Source
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection N/A LOW Closed *-1.2.3 1.2.4 2025-04-05 16:21:19 Wordfence
Broken Link Checker <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection N/A LOW Closed *-1.2.6 1.2.7 2025-12-09 00:00:00 Wordfence
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Easily Fix/Monitor Internal and External links <= 1.2.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Trashing N/A LOW Closed *-1.2.5 1.2.6 2025-11-17 20:46:55 Wordfence