Description
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6 does not sanitise and escape a link field before outputting it inside an attribute of a link preview, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The preview is generated without authentication and without checking whether the link has been published, so an unapproved submission is enough to reach any visitor who opens it.
Published: 2026-10-22
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions link Library
Weaknesses CWE-79
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions link Library

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6 does not sanitise and escape a link field before outputting it inside an attribute of a link preview, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The preview is generated without authentication and without checking whether the link has been published, so an unapproved submission is enough to reach any visitor who opens it.
Title Link Library < 7.9.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via 'link_target' Parameter
References

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Wordpress-extensions Link Library
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-22T11:06:28.662Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T14:15:50.528Z

Link: CVE-2026-78392

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T10:54:41.657Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-22T06:17:15.303

Modified: 2026-10-22T11:17:53.173

Link: CVE-2026-78392

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T08:00:04Z

Weaknesses