Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify site running Link Library <7.9.3
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DeliverySend crafted HTTP request with SQL payload
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ExploitInjection executes in backend query
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ExecutionExtract credentials and sensitive database records
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ImpactExfiltrate or manipulate stored data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires only that a WordPress site have the Link Library plugin installed and active at a version below 7.9.3, with the vulnerable link-handling endpoint reachable over the network. Per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), there are no special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of Link Library, requiring no authentication and no user interaction. The primary limiting factor is deployment: the target must actually run the affected plugin and version, and the injectable parameter must be exposed to the requester; there is no availability impact, so the attack yields data disclosure/manipulation rather than site takedown. |
| Impact | The signals partially conflict on urgency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, base 9.1) describes an easy, network-reachable, unauthenticated attack with high confidentiality and integrity impact - corroborated by the SSVC framework (Automatable: yes, Technical Impact: total), which argues for prioritisation because the flaw can be scripted at scale. Against that, the EPSS score is only 0.18% (7th percentile), indicating that widespread real-world exploitation has not yet been observed, and the vulnerability is NOT listed in CISA KEV, so there is no confirmed active exploitation. The presence of publicly available exploit code raises the practical likelihood of opportunistic scanning, but this remains a proof-of-concept signal, not evidence of in-the-wild campaigns. Net assessment: a genuine high-priority patch item for any site running Link Library given the low complexity and public POC, tempered by low current exploitation telemetry and the plugin's modest deployment footprint. Note A:N - availability is not directly impacted, consistent with a data-exfiltration/manipulation SQLi rather than a destructive one. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a Link Library endpoint, embedding SQL syntax in the vulnerable parameter to extract sensitive data such as WordPress user credentials and session data from the database, or to manipulate stored content. Because publicly available exploit code exists and the attack is automatable (SSVC), an attacker can mass-scan and exploit vulnerable sites with a script requiring no authentication or user interaction. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 03, 2026
Unauthenticated SQL injection in the Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL through an unsanitised, unescaped user-supplied value used directly in a database query. Publicly available exploit code exists (published by WPScan), and CISA's SSVC assessment rates the flaw as automatable with total technical impact, though the EPSS probability remains low at 0.18%. A vendor patch is available in version 7.9.3.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade the Link Library plugin to version 7.9.3 or later, which corrects the sanitisation/escaping of the affected parameter; this is the primary and recommended fix (see the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/da3b8caa-ac99-4097-8286-f3c418ddb63d/ and NVD at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16532). If immediate patching is not possible, place the site behind a WAF with SQL injection rulesets tuned to block injection payloads against the plugin's request parameters, and restrict or temporarily disable the Link Library plugin's public-facing pages/shortcodes until the update is applied - the trade-off being loss of the link-directory functionality on those pages. Because exploitation is unauthenticated, IP allow-listing of admin functions will not mitigate the public attack surface, so the WAF/disable approach is the meaningful stopgap.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Link Library is a WordPress plugin used to build and manage categorized directories of links, storing and querying link data in the WordPress MySQL/MariaDB backend. The root cause is CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command): a user-controllable parameter is concatenated into a SQL statement without being run through WordPress prepared-statement APIs such as $wpdb->prepare() or sanitisation/escaping helpers, so attacker-supplied SQL syntax alters the query's structure. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:unknown:link_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* identifies the affected component, with the vendor field left as 'unknown' in the source feed.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Unauthenticated, network-reachable, low-complexity SQL injection (PR:N/AC:L) yields high confidentiality and integrity impact via arbitrary queries; no availability impact, so A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).
CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.3 does not properly sanitise and escape a user-supplied value before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks.
Articles & Coverage 1
Executive ViewAI
The Link Library WordPress plugin before version 7.9.3 contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability exploitable without authentication. Any organization running this plugin on internet-accessible WordPress installations faces immediate risk of database compromise, data theft, or unauthorized modification. Vendors must patch to 7.9.3 immediately; delay increases likelihood of exploitation against high-value targets.
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Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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