CVE-2026-78393 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wordpress-extensions	Link Library

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References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2605888a-195d-4bce-8aac-347710ad1de8/

History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Link Library < 7.9.6 - Reflected XSS via 'link_tags' and 'link_price' Sort and Breadcrumb Links
References		https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2605888a-195d-4bce-8aac-347710ad1de8/

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-25T06:00:19.483Z

Updated: 2026-09-25T12:40:03.050Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T14:15:52.012Z

Link: CVE-2026-78393

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-25T12:36:07.072Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-25T07:16:54.327

Modified: 2026-09-25T13:25:48.533

Link: CVE-2026-78393

Redhat

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