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Link Library EUVDEUVD-2026-86527

| CVE-2026-78393 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-25 WPScan GHSA-gch2-fmrm-hv85
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: WPScan
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious URL with unescaped parameter
  2. Delivery
    Deliver link to victim via phishing
  3. Exploit
    Victim opens Link Library directory page
  4. Execution
    Reflected payload executes in browser
  5. Impact
    Steal session/nonce or act as admin

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the Link Library plugin (version before 7.9.6) to be installed and its front-end directory pages to be reachable, since the flaw is in parameters reflected into link addresses generated on those pages. It is remote and unauthenticated to trigger, but limited by mandatory user interaction (UI:R): a victim must open the attacker-crafted URL, so delivery depends on phishing/social engineering. Impact is elevated when the tricked victim is a logged-in administrator. No special server configuration is needed beyond having the vulnerable plugin active with directory pages exposed.

Impact

This is a classic high-CVSS-context-but-modest-real-risk web vulnerability. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium) reflects AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no authentication, but requiring user interaction (victim must open a crafted link) and yielding only limited confidentiality/integrity impact with a scope change (script executes in the victim's browser context). All exploitation signals point to a real-but-not-urgent issue: EPSS is very low at 0.15% (4th percentile), indicating negligible predicted mass-exploitation, and there is no CISA KEV listing, so this is not confirmed as actively exploited. However, publicly available exploit code exists (WPScan disclosure), so the barrier to a targeted attack is low. There is no direct conflict among the signals - CVSS, EPSS, and the reflected-XSS nature are mutually consistent (reflected XSS is inherently a per-victim, phishing-dependent attack rather than a wormable/automatable one). The main real-world concern is the plugin author's own note that the payload can be aimed at logged-in administrators visiting the affected front-end directory pages, which raises the potential impact to session/CSRF-token theft or admin-context actions if an admin is lured to a malicious link.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a URL to a Link Library front-end directory page with a malicious value in one of the unescaped parameters, so that the reflected value breaks out of a generated link address and injects script. The attacker then phishes a visitor - ideally a logged-in administrator - into clicking the link, executing JavaScript in their authenticated session to steal cookies/nonces or perform actions on their behalf. Public exploit/PoC details are available via the WPScan advisory, lowering the effort to reproduce.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 25, 2026

Reflected cross-site scripting in the Link Library WordPress plugin (versions before 7.9.6) lets remote, unauthenticated attackers inject script via parameters that are reflected, unescaped, into the link addresses generated on the plugin's front-end directory pages. Exploitation requires the victim to open an attacker-crafted URL (CVSS UI:R), so delivery depends on phishing or social engineering, and the impact is substantially greater when the tricked user is a logged-in administrator because the injected script runs with that session. Publicly available exploit code exists, but this CVE is not in CISA KEV and EPSS is low at 0.15% (4th percentile), so broad real-world exploitation is not currently suggested; a vendor-released patch is available in 7.9.6.

RemediationAI

Upgrade the Link Library WordPress plugin to 7.9.6 or later (vendor-released patch: 7.9.6), which corrects the output escaping in generated link addresses; the patch is confirmed available from the vendor and details are in the WPScan advisory at https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2605888a-195d-4bce-8aac-347710ad1de8/. If upgrading immediately is not feasible, temporarily deactivate Link Library, which eliminates the vulnerable front-end directory pages entirely but removes all link directory functionality for the site. Alternatively, restrict public reachability of the plugin's directory pages (for example by requiring authentication or limiting access to trusted users) so crafted URLs cannot be delivered to potential victims, accepting the loss of public link browsing. A WAF or reverse-proxy rule that filters script-bearing payloads in query strings targeting the plugin's directory endpoints can reduce exposure but is bypassable and must not replace the patch. Because exploitation depends on a victim following a crafted URL, reinforcing phishing awareness and avoiding untrusted links is a useful secondary control, especially for administrator accounts.

Affected VersionsENISA

Link Library 0 <7.9.6

Affected Packages

euvd link_library fix: 7.9.6

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79 (improper neutralization of input during web page generation), a classic reflected XSS in the plugin's PHP output layer. Link Library builds links on its front-end directory pages whose addresses (href values) incorporate request parameters, and those parameters are not properly escaped before being written into the HTML response, so attacker-controlled markup survives into the page and executes in the victim's browser. The CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N shows a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that is unauthenticated to trigger but requires mandatory user interaction; the changed scope (S:C) reflects that the injected script runs in the security context of the WordPress site's users, including administrators, which is why an admin victim elevates impact well beyond the 6.1 base score. CPE data identifies the product generically (cpe:2.3:a:unknown:link_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), and the EUVD entry (EUVD-2026-86527) records affected versions as Link Library 0 through <7.9.6, with WPScan credited as the reporter of the vulnerability record.

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Severity by source

Vendor (WPScan) PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Reflected XSS needs no auth but requires the victim to click a crafted link (UI:R); browser-context execution crosses a scope boundary (S:C) with limited C/I and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (WPScan).

CVSS VectorVendor: WPScan

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Sep 25, 2026 - 13:22 NVD
6.1 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 25, 2026 - 08:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 25, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.1
CVE Published
Sep 25, 2026 - 06:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

The Link Library WordPress plugin before 7.9.6 does not properly escape some parameters before outputting them in the addresses of links it generates on its front-end directory pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against any visitor, including logged-in administrators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche WordPress directory/link-management plugin, limited install base
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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