Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify logged-in LinkStack user
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ExploitDeliver crafted malicious web page
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ExecutionForge authenticated state-changing request
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ImpactAlter targeted setting without consent
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a victim who is authenticated to the LinkStack instance (version up to 4.8.8) and who, while that session is active, is tricked into interacting with attacker-controlled content - matching the vector's UI:P (passive user interaction). The attacker needs no credentials or privileges of their own (PR:N) and the request is delivered remotely over the network (AV:N). Limiting factors: the attack fails without an active authenticated victim session and without the required user interaction, the impact is confined to a low integrity effect (VC:N/VA:N, VI:L), and the exact vulnerable function/endpoint is not described in the available sources. Standard anti-CSRF defenses (token validation, SameSite cookies) would also prevent it where present. |
| Impact | All quantitative signals point to a moderate, non-urgent issue. The supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N) scores 5.3 and is internally consistent with a classic CSRF: network-reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, but requiring victim user interaction (UI:P) and yielding only low integrity impact with zero confidentiality or availability impact. No EPSS probability was provided, the CVE is not on CISA KEV, and no public exploit was identified in the supplied references, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now or emergency), which aligns with the low-to-moderate severity rather than overriding it. The one caveat is sourcing: this is a single-source VulDB disclosure with no vendor acknowledgement, so the affected-version boundary and the precise vulnerable function are unverified. Net assessment: a genuine but low-priority integrity-only CSRF, not a high-CVSS-but-overrated item nor a drop-everything emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious web page or link containing an auto-submitting request to a LinkStack (up to 4.8.8) endpoint and lures a currently authenticated LinkStack user into visiting it. Because the request rides the victim's existing session, the application performs an unintended state-changing action on the victim's behalf. No public proof-of-concept exploit was identified in the provided data, and success depends on the victim being logged in and interacting with the attacker's content (UI:P). |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 25, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in LinkStack (linkstackorg:linkstack) affects all versions up to and including 4.8.8 and lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker cause a logged-in user's browser to submit state-changing requests against the instance. Exploitation depends on an authenticated victim with an active session being tricked into interacting with attacker-controlled content, so a successful attack yields only a low integrity impact on LinkStack itself, with no confidentiality or availability effect. No vendor patch or advisory has been issued - the maintainers were contacted about the disclosure and did not respond - and no public exploit code or proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis; the reported CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 and the this_month priority label place this as a moderate, non-urgent item to schedule rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch is identified at time of analysis: the maintainers were contacted before publication and did not respond, and the available references (VulDB entries 426136 and its CTI page, plus the VulDB CVE and submission records) contain no fix version, commit, or release note, so there is no version to upgrade to yet. Until an upstream fix appears, compensating controls are the only option and each has trade-offs. Enforce server-side anti-CSRF token validation on all state-changing requests, including profile and settings updates, and reject requests whose token is missing or stale - this requires custom code changes if the application does not already do it, and incorrectly scoped tokens will break legitimate form submissions. Set the session cookie with SameSite=Lax or, preferably, SameSite=Strict so cross-site POSTs do not carry the authenticated session; the side effect is that cross-site deep links and any embedded or third-party redirect flows into authenticated pages may stop working. Require re-authentication or a confirmation step for sensitive account and administration actions, which adds friction for legitimate users. As a containment measure, restrict access to the LinkStack instance and its administrative interface to trusted networks or a reverse proxy that enforces authentication, at the cost of losing public accessibility. Finally, monitor the VulDB entries and the LinkStack project for a patched release, and treat any user report of unexpected profile or settings changes as a possible exploitation attempt given that no public exploit code is currently known.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-352 (cross-site request forgery): the application accepts state-changing HTTP requests that are not bound to the user's session in a way that proves the request originated from the LinkStack interface itself, such as a validated anti-CSRF token. The affected element is described only as an 'unknown function' and neither the vulnerable endpoint nor the parameter set is disclosed in the available sources, so the trigger is not described in the available evidence. The CPE record cpe:2.3:a:linkstackorg:linkstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* carries a wildcard version field, so the advisory's product identity is confirmed but the machine-readable range is not bounded - the textual description is what pins affected releases to 4.8.8 and earlier. The vendor's score uses CVSS 4.0 with AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P and VI:L only, meaning the attacker needs no credentials, the request travels over the network, and the only modelled consequence is limited integrity modification; the independent assessment (CVSS 3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) matches that reading. The key nuance is that PR:N describes the attacker's own privileges, not the victim's state: the attack still requires a victim who is authenticated to the LinkStack instance and who is lured into interacting with attacker-controlled content while the session is live. Where anti-CSRF tokens or SameSite-bound session cookies are in place, this class of issue is normally blocked.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Remote CSRF with low complexity and no attacker privileges (PR:N), but it needs victim interaction (UI:R) and yields only low integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
DescriptionCVE.org
A security flaw has been discovered in LinkStackOrg LinkStack up to 4.8.8. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository linkstackorg/linkstack prior to v4.2.9. Rated critical severity (CV
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitHub repository linkstackorg/linkstack prior to v4.2.9. Rat
LinkStack 2.7.9 through 4.7.7 allows resources\views\components\favicon.blade.php link SSRF. Rated medium severity (CVSS
LinkStack up to version 4.8.6 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the saveLink function of UserController.
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in LinkStack up to version 4.8.6 allows authenticated users to inject malicious script
EUVD-2026-109390
GHSA-qc7w-8rxh-c966
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
VulDB
Exploit-DB