Cristian Broken Link Guardian Security & Risk Analysis

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Fast and lightweight broken link scanner that improves SEO by detecting 404 and unreachable URLs.

0 active installs v1.1.0 PHP 7.4+ WP 5.0+ Updated Apr 11, 2026
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Cristian Broken Link Guardian Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Cristian Broken Link Guardian has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1mo ago
Risk Assessment

The static analysis of cristian-broken-link-guardian v1.1.0 reveals a generally good security posture with no identified vulnerabilities in its history. The plugin demonstrates strong adherence to secure coding practices by exclusively using prepared statements for SQL queries and consistently escaping a high percentage of its outputs. Furthermore, the absence of any identified CVEs and the lack of critical or high-severity taint flows are positive indicators.

However, there are areas for potential improvement. The presence of file operations and external HTTP requests, while not inherently insecure, warrants careful monitoring for potential misuse if not properly validated or sanitized. The complete absence of capability checks on entry points, while also lacking an explicit attack surface, is a notable oversight. While there are no direct entry points without auth checks reported, a general lack of capability checks in the code can sometimes lead to privilege escalation vulnerabilities if an attacker can find an indirect way to trigger functions.

In conclusion, cristian-broken-link-guardian v1.1.0 is currently in a strong security state, with its developers exhibiting good practices in key areas like SQL and output handling. The lack of historical vulnerabilities further reinforces this. The primary concern revolves around the absence of capability checks, which, while not directly exploitable with the current static analysis, represents a potential weakness that could be exploited in conjunction with other, yet undiscovered, vulnerabilities.

Key Concerns

  • No capability checks on entry points
  • Presence of file operations
  • Presence of external HTTP requests
Vulnerabilities
None known

Cristian Broken Link Guardian Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Cristian Broken Link Guardian Release Timeline

No version history available.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Apr 16, 2026

Cristian Broken Link Guardian Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
4
21 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
1
External Requests
2
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

84% escaped25 total outputs
Data Flows · Security
All sanitized

Data Flow Analysis

3 flows
dashboard (includes/class-admin-page.php:52)
Source (user input) Sink (dangerous op) Sanitizer Transform Unsanitized Sanitized
Attack Surface

Cristian Broken Link Guardian Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 5
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptscristian-broken-link-guardian.php:36
actionadmin_menuincludes/class-admin-page.php:8
actionadmin_initincludes/class-admin-page.php:9
actioncblg_run_scanincludes/class-cron.php:8
actionupdate_option_cblg_scan_intervalincludes/class-cron.php:9

Scheduled Events 1

cblg_run_scan
Maintenance & Trust

Cristian Broken Link Guardian Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.9.4
Last updatedApr 11, 2026
PHP min version7.4
Downloads40

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs0
Developer Profile

Cristian Broken Link Guardian Developer Profile

Cristi Tamas

2 plugins · 0 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Cristian Broken Link Guardian

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/cristian-broken-link-guardian/assets/css/admin.css
Version Parameters
cristian-broken-link-guardian/assets/css/admin.css?ver=1.1.0

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Cristian Broken Link Guardian